Gujarat High Court issues notice to EC

Arjun  Khatariya, Congress candidate in the Gondal assembly constituency, has  alleged that he is unable to find polling agents in about 15 villages  due to the muscle power of BJP and its former MLA. In a petition before  the High Court, Khatariya claimed his opponent BJP candidate Geetaba’s  husband Jayrajsinh Jadeja’s criminal history is keeping his polling  agents away. He has prayed the HC to direct the Election

Commission to  allow him appoint polling agents from other villages.

After  hearing his primary submissions, the third division bench of justice  Akil Kureshi and justice AY Kogje on Wednesday, has issued notice to the  Election Commission asking it to file reply by Thursday, when the  matter is kept for further hearing.

Khatariya  has also alleged that another person named Aniruddhsinh Jadeja, who too  has long criminal history, is out on parole in election days, despite  Supreme Court orders on the subject and he was roaming freely in his  constituency spreading fear among his voters. He requested for the court  to seek report if he was genuinely out on parole. He further sought  deployment of paramilitary forces in all sensitive areas and installing  of CCTV cameras.