The counting for the first non-Gandhi chief of the All India Congress Party (INC) takes place...
Digital Desk: Shashi Tharoor’s team alleged serious irregularities in the milestone election for the All India Congress presidential election held on October 17. The counting for the first non-Gandhi chief of the All India Congress Party (INC) takes place today. This is the party’s internal election and it’s being held after 20 years. Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge is battling head-to-head against Shashi Tharoor.
Shashi Tharoor's rival in the contest is seen to be "Gandhi-approved". The team alleged that there were "disturbing facts" in the process of election in Uttar Pradesh and has demanded that votes in the UP be cancelled. "We did not contest this election to accept business as usual," said team Tharoor.
"We've been in constant communication with Madhusudan Mistry's office, informed them about many different issues, but we cannot get into its specifics right now," said Salman Soz, the election agent for Tharoor.
In a letter to Mistry, Team Tharoor said, "Our campaign wants to bring to your attention extremely serious irregularities in the conduct of the election in the state of Uttar Pradesh. As you will see, the facts are damning and the election process at UP is devoid of credibility and integrity. "
What happened in Uttar Pradesh "is at a completely different level," said the letter.
"We would like to underline that we have no evidence that Mallikarjun Kharge ji was aware of how his supporters were engaging in electoral malpractice in Uttar Pradesh. We are certain that if he were aware, he would never have allowed what happened in Uttar Pradesh. He would not allow the tainting of an election that is so important for the Indian National Congress," team Tharoor wrote.
