May 28th 2024.
In Jajpur district, there have been serious allegations of irregularities in the identification of sensitive booths. These booths play a crucial role in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, yet it is being said that the officials have made false reports and marked certain booths as sensitive at the request of the ruling party in the state. This has raised suspicions of booth rigging and capturing during the elections.
The matter came to light when a social activist, Pratap Kumar Jena, filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India on Saturday. The ECI has taken cognizance of the complaint and has forwarded it to the concerned officer for a prompt response. They have also informed the complainant about the actions being taken to address the issue. It has been alleged that the officials responsible for identifying sensitive booths have deliberately excluded actual sensitive booths and have instead marked non-sensitive ones as sensitive. This has been observed not just in Sukinda block, but also in other blocks of Jajpur district.
The complainant has urged the ECI to issue a public clarification and ensure that such irregularities do not occur in the future. According to the complaint, out of 39 booths identified as sensitive in the Sukinda Assembly constituency, more than half of them are not actually sensitive. This has raised concerns about the law and order situation during the elections on June 1. Shockingly, CCTV cameras have been installed in these non-sensitive booths, while the actually sensitive and hyper-sensitive ones have been left out. This puts the possibility of booth rigging at these 32 booths at a high risk.
Some of the booths that have been wrongly marked as sensitive include Deogaon, Ardapal, Ragada, Benagadia-1, Benagadia-2, Chingudipal-1, Chingudipal-2, Gurujang, Kaliapani1, Kaliapani-2, Kaliapani-3, Kaliapani-4, Kalrangiatta-1, Kalrangiatta-2, Kalrangiatta-3, Kalrangiatta-4, Ransol, Mahulakhai, and Kusumundia. Additionally, booths such as Champajhar, Tomka, Santargadia, Goudbahali, Chandia, Rabana-1, Rabana-2, Dasamania, Jakhpura-1, Jakhpura-2, Jakhpura-3, Jakhpura-4, and Chakua have been categorized as hyper-sensitive. These names have been uploaded on the ECI portal's civil evidence section and complaints have been filed.
The complainant has raised serious concerns about the integrity of the election process and has urged the ECI to take swift and appropriate action to rectify the situation. It is important for the election to be conducted in a fair and transparent manner, and any irregularities in the identification of sensitive booths must be addressed to ensure the smooth functioning of democracy.
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