In Kannauj, VVPAT shows 'lotus' when 'cycle' button pressed

Lucknow: Opposition Samajwadi Party Monday urged the Election Commission to remove Uttar Pradesh's police chief OP Singh from the post alleging he was "favouring" the ruling BJP and affecting elections.

The party also alleged that in at least two polling booths the VVPAT machine showed the voting for the BJP when the ballot was cast for the SP.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple is contesting from the constituency.

Party leader Dharmendra Yadav said the DGP was "misusing" government machinery to help the BJP.

"We demanded from the EC to remove him immediately," Yadav told reporters here.

He was part of an SP delegation that met CEO L Venkatenshwar Lu and submitted a memorandum demanding the immediate removal of the DGP. It highlighted the issue of "faulty" EVMs.

"The police are terrorising minority voters. The force is being misused in favour of the BJP. We have apprised the CEO about it," SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury said.