Akhilesh: Storing poll data must, will oppose EC move

Time of India

3 hours ago

Lucknow: Stressing that it is important to store election data,
Samajwadi Party
national president
Akhilesh Yadav
on Sunday said that the decision of the
Election Commission
to destroy the video footage of the election process after 45 days could have been taken "under pressure from the BJP".
"We will oppose the EC's decision. If the question is where to store the data, there are CCTV cameras installed in most houses and shops in the country. Data is stored even in homes and shops," Akhilesh said.
"This govt claims that the biggest data centres in the country are being built in
Uttar Pradesh
. The state govt is announcing special packages for data centre owners. When such big data centres are being built, how can there be no space to store election data," he asked.
"It is important that the election data is stored and remains safe. It appears that the Election Commission is taking such a decision under pressure from the BJP," Yadav said.
In an apparent reference to Kundarki bypolls, he said that the CCTV footage showed policemen in civic dress coming out after voting.
"They say privacy is being violated. This is not about privacy. This is a mafia act by the police to loot votes. It should be exposed.
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We will tell the Election Commission that our privacy will not be violated by this. If they want affidavits from voters, we will request voters to submit them. Whatever is captured in CCTV cameras of Kundarki should be telecast on the TV channels to show who have cast the vote," he said, adding that even powerful countries like America were conducting election through ballots.
On Indians stranded abroad, the SP chief said, "Some people from Uttar Pradesh have gone on a tour. I spoke to them. They said 2,500-3,000 people are stranded, and India is not helping. Flights are returning empty, but there is no one to bring them back. Since June 19, none from this group could return. They demand that the govt and the opposition should look into their issue." "I appeal to the govt to arrange special flights and resort to special diplomatic methods to bring back Indian nationals stranded in other countries," Yadav said.