A case has been registered by the police in connection with the alleged bribing of voters of R K Nagar constituency, where a bypoll slated for April 12 was rescinded by the Election Commission over use of money power, the state assembly was informed on Monday. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the case had been registered by the police and investigation was on.
He was responding to Leader of Opposition M K Stalin (DMK) and Congress members who raised the issue of EC asking the state chief electoral officer to lodge a police case on the alleged bribing of voters in R K Nagar constituency in north Chennai. "A probe is on," he said citing the EC's directive to the CEO which was referred in an RTI reply to a Chennai-based advocate.
However, DMK members were on their feet after Palaniswami's reply saying they were not satisfied with his response. Later, they staged a walkout. The DMK's allies the Congress and the lone IUML member followed suit.