Just about one thousand million Indians are balloting to elect a untouched govt in six-week-long parliamentary polls that started on April 19, the most important democratic workout on the earth.
AFP discovered refuse information experiences about election rigging from Owaisi’s supporters in Telangana, the place balloting for all 17 constituencies wrapped up on Might 13 (archived hyperlink).
On the other hand, the video unfold in indistinguishable posts on Fb and on social media platform X.
West Bengal video
A opposite symbol and key phrase seek on Google discovered the video posted on YouTube in February 2022 — two years earlier than Republic of India’s parliamentary elections kicked off (archived hyperlink).
In keeping with the YouTube video’s description, the incident took place within the Indian order of West Bengal, now not Telangana.
“WB (West Bengal) Municipal Election 2022,” reads the Bengali-language name of the video posted by means of information channel TV9 Bangla.
“In booth No. 108 of Ward No. 33 of South Dumdum, the voter did not vote, the agent voted.”
The caption of the video and textual content overlay says: “Instead of voters, a polling agent is casting votes in an EVM (electronic voting machine) centre.”
TV9 Bangla reported {that a} polling agent voted in park of a citizen on the polling station at a college in Pond View College within the Indian town of South Dumdum (archived hyperlink).
It mentioned the incident took place in complete view of an election legitimate.
Political events in West Bengal expressed outrage on the obvious voter fraud in X posts (archived right here and right here).
In the meantime, Hyderabad Town Police posted on its legitimate account on X that the video didn’t display rigging all through the 2024 elections (archived hyperlink).
The prominent electoral officer of Telangana additionally refuted the declare in a press leave (archived hyperlink).
“It is hereby pointed out that this is an OLD VIDEO, NOT linked to the Parliamentary election in Telangana or to any other election in Telangana,” it mentioned.
“The poll process in the state was conducted in a free and fair manner.”
AFP has debunked alternative incorrect information matching to the election in Republic of India right here.
