Change politically interfered voter lists otherwise ‘infringement’; MLA Uma Khapre’s warning

Statement to Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil

Pimpri: Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has been involved in political interference while preparing voter lists in the run-up to the elections. Therefore, voters should be given an extension of at least 30 days to file objections and notices. Also, the voter lists should be amended, otherwise the Legislative Assembly will propose disqualification of Commissioner Rajesh Patil, Election Department officials Jitendra Wagh and Balasaheb Khandekar, warned newly elected MLA Uma Khapre.
A statement has been issued to Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil in this regard. It says that the Election Department has announced the draft voter lists for Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation General Election-2022. The State Election Commission had announced the program of voter lists on June 2, 2022 for the general elections of the Municipal Corporation. Accordingly. The draft voter lists were to be published on June 17, 2022. But, now, according to the revised schedule, the draft voter lists are dated. Released June 23, 2022. On it d. The administration has informed that objections and suggestions can be filed till July 1, 2022. Also, ward wise final voter lists dt. Will be released on July 9, 2022. This means that the Election Department is giving only 8 days to file objections and suggestions.
The voter lists of the Assembly constituencies prepared by the Election Commission of India on May 31, 2022 will be considered for this election. While preparing the ward wise voter lists, the names and addresses of the voters are maintained in the ward wise voter lists just like the list of assembly constituencies. Voters are already confused about this. The administration does not seem to have considered the boundaries of the ward while breaking the voter lists. Therefore, all-party aspiring candidates seem to have objections to the voter lists in the ward, Khapre said.
Therefore, as a member of the Legislative Council, if we do not take action on the political interference in the voter lists in Pimpri-Chinchwad and the irregularities in the rules and regulations and try to bring a hammer on the rights of the voters without extending the term. Rajendra Wagh and Shri. MLA Khapre has also warned that he will file a defamation suit against him as the head of administration along with Balasaheb Khandekar.
Elections should be held without political interference: Khapre
Due to the objections of all party aspirants regarding political interference in the work of the Election Department, the date given for filing objections and suggestions. The deadline is July 1, 2022. Elections should be held without political interference. Voters should be able to vote at a convenient polling station. Our role is that if the election department works on the advice of certain people, it will be fatal to democracy. As a result, MLA Uma Khapre has demanded that the Election Department and the administration should extend the deadline for filing objections and suggestions on voter lists by at least 30 days.