Panchkula, May 7 -- The Haryana Congress on Wednesday alleged that there were over 8,500 duplicate voters in the electoral roll released for the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) elections, scheduled to be held on May 10.

The Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Rao Nerendra Singh, while addressing a press conference at the HPCC headquarters in Chandigarh, claimed "duplication of votes" and termed it a "direct attack on democracy".

While accusing the BJP of orchestrating a "vote theft conspiracy", Singh alleged that such practices by BJP, earlier seen in other states, are now being repeated in Panchkula. He alleged that the "manipulation" reflects the ruling party's "blind hunger for power" and lack of accountability....