The controversy that erupted in a village in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on the day of the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections, has now started gathering momentum. The echo of the controversy reached Delhi. During the second phase of voting on April 26, there was a dispute at the polling booth of Natdau village under Shergar Assembly constituency. A video of the conflict also went viral on social media. In doing so, Shergar’s BJP member Babu Singh Rathore misbehaved with a BSF jawan. They threatened the young man.
The impact of the viral video was such that the police registered a case against Babu Singh Rathore. Subsequently, the Shergar women wrote a letter of complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the district collector/DM of Jodhpur. In this, the women accused BSF Sub-Inspector Vikas and Presiding Officer Balu Singh of misconduct, humiliation and outraged modesty during the voting. Former BSF ADG SK Sood says the role of the Border Security Force is to help maintain law and order. There is no fault of the BSF jawan in the viral video. A case of obscenity was registered against the MLA.
The women of Kfar Naddao demonstrated on this matter at the Aspen District Collectorate. He demanded a fair investigation and prosecution against the accused. The women said that during the voting, the BSF jawan asked them to remove the veil. Rural women of Rajasthan said they lift their poison only in front of their family members. The women wrote a letter of complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the district collector/DM of Jodhpur. In this, the women accused BSF Sub-Inspector Vikas and Presiding Officer Balu Singh of misbehaving, humiliating and insulting their modesty during the voting. In a letter, Azad Rajivika Allround Cooperative Development Cooperative Ltd. excellent. This organization received information that on April 26, an incident of inappropriate behavior with women took place in the polling booth of the village of Natado.
The complaint letter sent to the Prime Minister has signatures of women like Manphool Kanwar, Devi, Somati, Ugmo Devi, Suman Kanwar, Pradeep Kanwar, Babu Kanwar, Leela Devi, Gulab and Jeti Devi etc. According to the complaint letter, a crowd of women gathered at the polling gate. On receiving this information, people like Uttam Singh, Shravan Singh, Hanuwant Singh, Purkharam and Lunaram etc. reached the polling station. The women alleged that the BSF personnel were removing their headscarves while checking their identity cards. This created anger among the women. He boycotted the vote. The complaint letter says that when they protested against it, the BSF officer threatened them. BSF officer name is Sub Inspector Vikas. In this letter, President Balu Singh was accused of harassing voters.
In the complaint, the BSF officer was accused of consuming alcohol. Rural women were disenfranchised on the grounds that the Aadhar card and identity card did not match. There was no female police officer at the polling station. The allegations also mention abuse of the local MLA. The organization says action should be taken against the BSF sub-inspector and the presiding officer. On the other hand, the case registered against BJP MLA Babu Singh Rathore is being investigated. When the case was registered by the presiding officer against the MLA and others, the very next day a case was filed by the women against the presiding officer and a BSF jawan.
What did the former ADG say?
Former BSF ADG SK Sood said, the role of this force is to support the local police during election duty. The role of the border security forces is to ensure law and order. Voting should be conducted in a fair and peaceful manner. It is not the role of BSF to check voter ID. The MLA who came there used foul language with the BSF jawan. The obscene video performed by the MLA has gone viral. This is no fault of BSF jawan. When the MLA came, there were no women voters at that time. He entered the polling booth and shouted at the election officer. This matter is blown out of proportion on purpose. The police have first registered a case against the MLA. This investigation is still going on, but in the meantime, demands for action against the BSF personnel and the presiding officer have started coming up.
Former CRPF cadre officer Sarvsh Tripathi says all the allegations leveled against the BSF officer are false. Immediate action should be taken against the accused. The MLA can bring the local people to his support, but who will the BSF jawan support?
