New Delhi: Indian Army is investigating allegations made by candidates for Ladakh Lok Sabha Parliamentary seat that commanding officers were asking jawans for their voting preference on phone rather than providing them ballot papers to cast their vote in secrecy.
Accordingly to district election officer, Leh, complaints were received form contesting candidates Sajjad Hussain and Asgar Ali Karbalai (independent candidates) regarding postal ballot to be cast by service personnel. No specific instances have been mentioned in the complaints.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the complaints are unfounded and appear to have made to tarnish the image of the Army,” said a statement by the Army.
The Army said that in depth investigation is on to ascertain the details in the most impartial manner.
“Army remains apolitical and we hold this core value in letter and spirit,” the statement added.
