KANNUR: Congress leader K Sudhakaran said votes for people above 80 are being swindled in the state. The officials return after collecting the postal votes in plastic bags. They don’t even have identity cards, he alleged in view of the incident in Peravoor.

The entire electoral system is locked. The officers are being shifted as needed. Only left sympathizers are on duty. Even officials responsible for fraudulent votes are on duty. 95% of the officials are left sympathisers, he alleged.

Sudhakaran alleged that women officers were deployed in places like Payyanur and they can be threatened for fraudulent voting. What can women employees do in Anthoor and Pappinisseri? How long women employees can hold on and they can be silenced by raising voice, Sudhakaran said.

Fraudulent votes are the political style of the CPM. During the tenure of the Left rule, fraudulent voting is there using officials and the CPM wants to win by any means, he said.