EC rejects Cong charges of Haryana poll irregularities, says 'devoid of facts'

STRONGLY refuting the Congress' charges of irregularities in the recently concluded Haryana Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday termed them "baseless and devoid of facts".

- Mukesh Ranjan

Responding to a slew of representations by the Congress levelling charges of 'irregularities', the EC, in a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, asserted that each stage of the electoral process was meticulously conducted under the observation of his party's candidates or their agents.

"The commission categorically rejects all baseless allegations and apprehensions conveyed by the INC regarding all aspects of the electoral process in the recently concluded election to the Haryana assembly," the EC statement said.