Tuesday, August 9 2005 15:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today (August 9, 2005) demanded that the Election Commission (EC) take legal action against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ministers in Tamil Nadu and other officials for their attempts to 'stuff' the electoral rolls with bogus voters.

A resolution to this effect was passed at a meeting of the party's District Secretaries.

The resolution said it had been found that more than 90 per cent of the applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls had been proved bogus.

The EC had announced that criminal action would be taken against those, who had submitted bulk applications, containing bogus addresses but so far no action had been taken against them, the resolution said.

An AIADMK Minister's plea at the Madras High Court, seeking a ban on any action by the EC, had been dismissed by the court, it said.

The EC should take action against those who had submitted bulk 'bogus' applications, with an intention to stuff the electoral rolls with bogus voters, it said.