NEW DELHI:
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh
is likely to file on Monday his reply to Election Commission's demand for explanation on his comment that home minister
Amit Shah
has been calling district officials apparently to influence counting.
While Ramesh didn't file his reply today, he referred to the issue again at a press briefing by citing reports to that effect, in what appeared he was digging his heels in.
The
opposition delegation
which met EC on Sunday to discuss counting day issues, briefly raised the EC letter to Jairam. It "asked for issue to close and that it will file a reply to that effect". A letter is likely to be sent on Monday. However, there was no clarity on how Congress would respond, since the charge made by Ramesh about the home minister is serious and would require proof.
Meanwhile, while dismissing the exit polls as bogus and citing how the PM was playing "mind games", Ramesh, during a media briefing also objected to
PM Modi
holding meetings with officials ahead of the results. He observed that this was a "clear attempt" to influence the officers and convey to them that BJP is coming back.
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