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Achi news desk-
Allegation: Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge’s wife broke rules by being with him during polling
Fact: The phenomenon of Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge with his wife in the polling booth dates from 2019.
(Fact check story published by newschecker.in team)
(With input from Ishwarachandra BG, edited by Pankaj Menon)
A post has gone viral on social media alleging that Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge broke the rules by being with his wife while she was casting her vote.
In a post found on WhatsApp, “What is the level of Modi’s wave in the country, even the leader of the opposition is skeptical that his wife will run for Modi’s party!” “When one is voting, the other is not allowed to be there. Kongis calls a person who has little knowledge a prime ministerial candidate. If the secrecy of this vote is not maintained, who else will protect it?” He said.
A request was made to News Checker’s helpline (+91-9999499044) to investigate the matter and it was found to be a false case.
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Dated April 24, 2019 Deccan Herald According to reports, the state BJP unit filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Tuesday for Congress leader and Kalaburagi Congress candidate M. Mallikarjuna Kharge with his wife Radhabai reaching the polling station and voting together.
Dated April 23, 2019 Varta Bharti According to reports, the BJP has asked the Election Commission to take legal action against Kalaburagi candidate Mitri Mallikarjuna Kharge for violating the ‘Representative of the People Act’ by voting with his wife. On Tuesday, Mallikarjuna Kharge went to the polling booth with his wife at booth number 119 of Kalaburagi and the couple voted together, which is against the Representation of the People Act, which requires secret voting. Also, the BJP has alleged that the Election Officers, who were supposed to be careful about this, committed a dereliction of duty.
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According to these reports, Kharge was accused of breaching confidentiality rules by voting with his wife in 2019. Along with this, we also looked into what happened after the case.
April 26, 2019 Kannada Prabha In the report, senior Congress leader, Congress candidate for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency M. Mallikarjuna Kharge was given a clean chit by the Election Commission on April 23 for allegedly violating the Model Election Code of Conduct. Congress leader Kharge did not break any code of conduct during the election on April 23. Officials said that the polling station officials said that he alone entered the polling station and cast his vote.
Conclusion: According to this evidence, the statement that Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge broke the rules by being with his wife while voting is a false case. This is a phenomenon that happened in 2019.
Result: Lost Context
Our Sources:
Report BY Deccan Herald, Dated: April 24, 2019
Report By Varthabharathi
Dated: April 23, 2019
Report By
Kannadaprabha
Dated: April 26, 2019
(Fact-checking story published by newschecker.in team as part of Shakti Collective)
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