AAP Says BJP Workers Accompanied Poll Officials During Home Voting For Senior Citizens; EC Responds

AAP alleged that BJP workers accompanied officials during a "vote-from-home" exercise for senior citizens, accusing the BJP of attempting to influence the vote.

Aam Aadmi Party accused BJP of influencing votes in Delhi during vote-from-home exercise.

Source : PTI

The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party workers accompanied poll officials to the homes of the senior citizens during the 'vote-from-home' exercise. 

The party shared a video of an elderly woman who spoke about her 'vote-from-home' experience. In the video, the woman is heard saying that five people, including members of the BJP, visited her home with Election Commission officials. 

Sharing the video on X, AAP accused the BJP of snatching the voting rights of the people of Delhi. "Today, when the elderly were being allowed to vote from their homes, apart from the Election Commission officials, BJP workers were also present. The Election Commission is now seen openly supporting the BJP. This is very dangerous for Indian democracy," the party said in the post. 

BJP चुनाव आयोग के साथ मिलकर दिल्ली में लोगों के मताधिकार को छीन रही है ‼️

आज बुजुर्गों को घर से मतदान कराए जाने के दौरान चुनाव आयोग के अधिकारियों के अलावा बीजेपी के कार्यकर्ता भी साथ थे। चुनाव आयोग अब खुलकर बीजेपी के साथ दिख रहा है।

यह भारतीय लोकतंत्र के लिए बेहद ही खतरनाक है। pic.twitter.com/d1ZzNTXf37

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) January 25, 2025

Election Commission Responds 

Responding to the allegations, the office of Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz said that candidates of all parties or their representatives are allowed to join election officials on these home visits, reported NDTV. 

The poll officer 6447 applications for Senior citizens and 1058 applications for PwD electors were received. "Once the application is approved, a polling team, including election officials and security personnel, will visit the voter's residence prior to the official polling date i.e. 5 Feb 2025," the officer said in a statement. 

 The entire process and route plan would be disclosed with all the Contesting Candidates of the Assembly Constituency and the candidates themselves or their authorised representatives are permitted to accompany the polling team," the CEO said.