Chandigarh mayoral polls: We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this says Supreme Court

New Delhi: "We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this," the Supreme Court on Monday told the returning officer appointed for mayoral polls of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC). Hearing a plea filed by INDIA bloc’s mayoral candidate Kuldeep Kumar – who had accused the Presiding Officer of resorting to fraud and forgery in the counting process, a bench presided over by CJI DY Chandrachud, in strong terms, observed: "Please tell your returning officer that there is a Supreme Court watching over him."

After perusal of the CCTV footage given in the pendrive by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor, the bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said: "This is a mockery of democracy. He is murdering democracy.”