SAS Nagar, May 30 - The Election Commission is claiming to give the facility of voting from home to the elderly and disabled persons above 80 years of age and the local administration has organized two days in this regard on May 26 and 27. It was also claimed that 53 such persons were polled from house to house but an elderly couple resident of local phase 10 is still waiting to cast their votes.
Famous Punjabi writer Mr. Ripudaman Singh Roop and his wife Satpal Kaur, residents of Phase 10, said that 15 days ago, BLO Mr. Mahinder Singh had come to their house and talked to them about voting from home. Form No. 12D was filled. He said that he was told that he would come to his house and vote on May 27, but even though today is May 30, his vote has not been cast, which raises questions on the claims of the Election Commission. He said that he had called senior officials regarding this but no one picked up his phone.
When contacted in this regard, BLO Mr. Mahinder Singh said that he had filled the form of both the elderly but when the list sent by the Election Commission came, their names were not there. And their form may have been rejected by the Election Commission. He said that all remaining votes were cast on May 26 and 27.