In three different complaints to the State Election Commission, the Congress alleged that some police officials were trying to influence the elections and misusing their powers to give an advantage to the ruling party.

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh met with the state chief electoral officer Veera Rana on Friday and inquired about the action taken on complaints filed by the Congress.

In a complaint, the Congress alleged that some police inspectors were threatening Congress workers to vote for the BJP, assaulting Congress candidates’ kin while an ADG rank official was using his power to influence elections in his native district.

Providing a list of police officials with the documents, the Congress leader demanded removal of the police officers who were misusing their posts. In a complaint seeking removal of inspectors and ADG Bhopal Zone, Upendra Jain, Digvijay Singh claimed, “Since the ADG, Bhopal zone, Upendra Jain is a native of Rajgarh district and the district falls under his zone, he has been trying to influence the by-poll on the Biaora assembly seat of the district.”

He also provided a list of police officials allegedly working for the BJP in these by-elections in his complaint. “Many of the police officials are working like BJP workers,” he alleged.

In another complaint to the Election Commission, the Congress alleged that the brother of Congress contestant from Dimni assembly seat was beaten up by the police.