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00:00Thank you very much. With this I come to an end of this press conference. I would request again, before ending,
00:07it's a festival which I am sure Delhi will celebrate in true spirits, and the campaign would be clutter-free,
00:24would not make the noises which are unwarranted. I request again that let Delhi vote with full participation.
00:37Thank you. Thank you, sir, for this very comprehensive briefing.
00:40Now please raise your hands and we will come for the Q&A session.
00:44Let's start with the gentleman in the first row. Please, Micah, please move to the first row.
00:52Namaskar, sir. I am Mohit Dubey from News Relations, sir.
00:58My question to you is that recently the election commission has made a lot of changes in the conduct of election rules.
01:06And my question to you is why did you find it difficult?
01:11Why did you find it difficult? Because the political parties, especially the opposition, the other parties,
01:19are saying that they were afraid of transparency, which is why the election commission has made this decision.
01:25They are directly questioning your integrity.
01:29Sir, I have one more small question regarding the results that have come in Madhya Pradesh.
01:35The Congress party and the other parties have accused that the changes in the voter list,
01:43the changes that were made, and where they were made, the Bharatiya Anta Party benefited more.
01:48Congress and the other parties suffered losses. What do you have to say about this?
01:54Let us go to the gentleman in the third row.
01:57Sir, I am Rishikesh Kumar from News24.
02:01Sir, you have said two things.
02:03After 2020, in the 24th and 16th elections, the single Rajasthani party was the BJP.
02:09People also ask that in the states where the seats of the Rajya Sabha are more,
02:14the most accusations are made against the election commission.
02:18And secondly, you have said that women should be respected.
02:22So, just before the elections, in Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi's cheeks and the road issue,
02:27are you taking any action on that as well?
02:29Or what do you see about such allegations in the future?
02:33Yes, please. Mr. Prabhu.
02:37Good afternoon, sir. I just have two points to ask.
02:41First of all, thanks for explaining that entire process.
02:44It makes our life much easier.
02:46But apart from the question of, you know, you didn't address why the rules,
02:51one is about the Aadhaar seeding with the electoral card.
02:55That is something that, you know, initially you all have said it will not be mandatory.
03:00Now, it is more or less become mandatory if you do it online.
03:03And of course, the larger process for you, you have done 31 elections.
03:09You are the best to give us advice on what are the electoral election, you know,
03:14reforms that are required.
03:16And sadly, not much has been touched upon it.
03:19There is still the issue of as you yourself in your presentation said, it is all numbered.
03:25So, you know, TN station was famous for mixing the ballots.
03:29In the EVMs, you can't mix.
03:31You still can identify and that does not help a free and fair election.
03:36We will take one more. Lady in the back, last.
03:40Ma'am, please.
03:43Hi, sir. Aishwarya Paliwal from India Today and Aaj Tak.
03:45Sir, freebies are increasing a lot.
03:48Every political party comes and talks about a new freebie every day.
03:52Do you feel that the level playing field is not being created by freebies?
03:55And will you take any step to curb freebies?
04:00Very, very important questions actually.
04:02Those who are roaming in this context everywhere.
04:06I am sorry, I had said that rules have been changed.
04:09This is an issue.
04:10You have just asked the answer to that.
04:12You have just asked the answer to that.
04:14See, why have the rules been changed?
04:17We have abolished transparency.
04:19This has raised a concern, as you yourself said.
04:23Transparency is our basic foundation.
04:26We can't do anything to reduce transparency.
04:29First of all, keep this in mind.
04:32Now, the question arises, why have we changed?
04:34Give me a copy of the book.
04:36RPE.
04:38Give it to me.
04:40In this book, there is a representation of people's act.
04:44In this, you go to the conduct of election rules.
04:47Look at rule no. 93.
04:51In rule no. 93,
04:53rule no. 93.1
04:56says that
04:587 types of