Panchkula, May 12 -- A closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera installed inside the EVM strongroom at Government PG College for Women, Sector 14, remained non-functional for nearly an hour and 50 minutes on Monday, leading to protests by Congress, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Independent candidates ahead of the municipal corporation election results scheduled for May 13.

According to Congress leaders, the camera stopped functioning around 9.21 am and remained so till 11.11 am. The strongroom houses EVMs and other election-related material.

The matter came to light when the son of Congress mayoral candidate Sudha Bhardwaj visited the site to review security arrangements and noticed the malfunction. Soon after, Bhardwaj, Congress co...