Varun alleges poll officials helping BSP, EC officials denies

BJP candidate Varun Gandhi today alleged that officials at a polling station here had helped the BSP candidate, a charge denied by the returning officer.      

29-year-old Varun lodged a complaint with the poll observer posted at the booth. SDM Bisalpur M Akhtar will be investigating the matter, official sources said.      

The complaint related to a polling station in Luhichaa village in the Bisalpur assembly segment. Supporters of Varun had alleged that the election officials had helped the BSP candidate Ganga Charan Rajput.      

However, the Returning Officer R K Singh denied any such incident and said, "a voter came to a poll official and asked which button has to be pressed for the BSP candidate. The concerned official only guided the voter."