Overview
- PPCC president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring filed the PIL on Monday through advocate Nikhil Ghai in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- The petition asks for mandatory videography of the entire counting process, secure preservation of recordings, and uniform guidelines on storage and access.
- Warring frames the plea as a preventive measure that does not challenge specific results but aims to bolster transparency and accountability.
- Counting for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls is scheduled for December 17 after December 14 voting that saw turnout of about 48%.
- Earlier court directions criticized the State Election Commission and placed Patiala SSP Varun Sharma on leave pending inquiry after a disputed audio clip surfaced.