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BJP wants EC to deploy women police to examine burqa-clad voters

Ahead of the last two phases of UP elections, BJP says a large number of burqa-clad women vote and there was a possibility of false voting

The sixth and seventh phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will conclude the voting cycle before the results are declared on 11 March. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/MintPremium
The sixth and seventh phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will conclude the voting cycle before the results are declared on 11 March. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today urged the Election Commission to ensure deployment of women police officers and para-military forces at “sensitive" polling booths in the last two phases of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls to examine burqa-clad female voters.

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In a representation to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the party said, “The BJP demands that to establish the identity of burqa-clad female voters in the sixth and seventh phase of the UP polls, women police and central para-military forces be posted at the sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths."

It said a large number of burqa-clad women exercise their franchise and there was a possibility of false voting. “Adequate deployment of female police would ensure proper checking of women voters, and at the same time, minimise incidents of bogus voting," it said.

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Published: 02 Mar 2017, 10:28 PM IST
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