Punjab Polls: Badal demands ban on Exit Polls, AAP says ‘sign of frustration'
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- 10 Mar 2022
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With most exit polls predicting a clear majority for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said exit polls should be banned.
“I think no Punjabi believes in the exit polls. Opinion polls and exit polls should be banned. The Election Commission monitors that voters aren’t influenced, but nowadays some governments get opinion polls conducted using public money. AAP has done this,” Badal told reporters in Amritsar ahead of the counting of votes for Punjab Assembly poll results on Thursday.
Supporting Badal, SAD’s alliance partner Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) said poll survey companies should be brought under the purview of the law and accountability should be fixed. Read More...
