Congress MP Manickam Tagore files adjournment motion in LS to discuss "vote chori" allegations

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore filed an adjournment motion on Monday in the Lok Sabha, seeking to discuss the a 'allegations of "Vote Chori" and Electoral Fraud in Mahadevapura, Karnataka'.
Submitting his motion to the LS Secretary General, Tagore sought to discuss the allegations of "over 1,00,000 fraudulent votes allegedly added to the electoral rolls, with the margin far exceeding the victory margin in the Bangalore Central LS Seat"
Citing grounds for the adjournment, he alleged that the "neutrality and credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is being questioned, adding that there are "allegations that a systematic "model" of voter list manipulation is being replicated in multiple constituencies."
Meanwhile, Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to march from Makar Dwar in Parliament to the Election Commission office at Nirvachan Sadan on Monday.
The march will begin at 11:30 AM and proceed via Transport Bhawan.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police said that no permission has been sought so far for the proposed march by the INDIA Bloc from Parliament to the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha is set for a packed agenda on Monday, with multiple committee reports, ministerial statements, and significant legislative business scheduled for discussion.
The day's proceedings will begin at 11 am with questions entered in a separate list to be asked and answers given. This will be followed by the laying of papers on the table by ministers from various departments, including Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the Ministry of Culture; Jayant Chaudhary for the Ministry of Education; Pankaj Chaudhary for the Ministry of Finance; Kirtivardhan Singh for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Sukanta Majumdar for Ministry of Education. (ANI)