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Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | New Delhi
NEW DELHI, JAN. 5. The Election Commission today accused Abhay Chautala, son of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, of trying to bribe voters in the poll-bound State by promising government jobs in violation of model code of conduct and decided to issue a show cause notice to him as well as to ruling Indian National Lok Dal seeking an explanation why action should not be taken against the party. Acting on a complaint as also a special supplement advertised in an English daily highlighting the State Government's achievements, the EC also ordered despatch of a two-member team tomorrow to Chandigarh to inquire into the matter and submit a report within three days. The Commission felt that the statement by Abhay Chautala, an MLA, with regard to creating or releasing 10,000 jobs or posts and their filling up between February 4 and 27 this year amounted to ``alluring the electors by promise of Government jobs and therefore constitutes bribery...'' and violation of the model code of conduct. The Commission has also issued a show cause notice to INLD asking it to explain why action should not be taken against it for violation of the model code of conduct since Abhay Chautala was an important member of the party. Noting that it had received a complaint alleging that 819 constables and 72 sub-inspectors were being recruited by the State Government, an EC press note said the Commission had called for a report from Haryana Chief Secretary. The Commission was not fully convinced about the course of events mentioned in the report, it said. The Commission has decided to send Rajesh Aggarwal, Principal Secretary and Afzal Amanullah, Special Observer of the Commission, to Chandigarh to inquire into the matter and submit a report within three days. --PTI
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