BJP labels Rahul Gandhi 'anti democracy' after he alleges EC is compromised in Boston address

The BJP on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remark on the Election Commission in his meeting at Boston Party Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari stated that Rahul could not win the trust of the Indian electorate and has started to question the Indian democratic process on foreign soilIn a post on X Bhandari wrote Anti Democracy Anti India Rahul Gandhi who could not win the trust of the Indian electorate begins to question the Indian democratic process on a foreign soilBhandari also questioned why Rahul Gandhi defamed India on foreign soil further stating that he was an agent of George Soros who was fighting the Indian stateWhy does Rahul always defame India on foreign soil An agent of George Soros who is fighting the Indian state thats what Rahul Gandhis intent today is the post further readsAnother BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also criticised Rahul Gandhis speech saying that it showed Rahul Gandhi had also started speaking against the nation while speaking against the PMRahul Gandhis identity is to humiliate Indian organisations and institutions on foreign soil He goes abroad and makes comments on Indias Constitution judiciary and questions the Election Commission of India ECI This shows how people while going against PM Modi have started going against the country Shehzad Poonawalla saidThe BJPs criticism follows after Rahul Gandhi while addressing the diaspora in Boston alleged that the Election Commission EC in India was compromised further stating that there was something fundamentally wrong with the systemCiting the example of the Maharashtra elections the Senior Congress leader stated that there was an addition of 65 lakh voters to the voter list in two hours which was impossibleMore people voted in the Maharashtra Assembly elections than there are adults in the state of Maharashtra The Election Commission provided us with a voting figure for 530 PM and between 530 PM and 730 PM 65 lakh voters cast their votes This is physically impossible to happen For a voter to vote it takes approximately 3 minutes If you do the Math it would mean that there were lines of voters until 2 AM but this did not happen When we asked them for the videography they not only refused but they also changed the law so that now we are not allowed to ask for the videography he claimed addressing the meetingIts very clear to us that the Election Commission is compromised and there is something very wrong with the system I have said this multiple times he further saidEarlier sources in the Election Commission stated that allegations made by Political parties about manipulated electoral rolls were unfounded According to the sources hardly any first or second appeals were made under Section 24 of the Representation of People act or correction of any entries in Electoral Rolls Section 22 or Inclusion Section 23 during the recent Special Summary Revision published on January 67 2025The Special Summary Revision SSR involves reviewing the voter list and unveiling a draft electoral roll It is often held prior to elections and aims to uphold a just and transparent voting process by adding newly eligible voters including those who have reached the age of 18 or have changed their constituency It also involves the elimination of duplicate and deceased votersAccording to sources just 89 appeals were recorded in Maharashtra While there were 13857359 Booth Level Agents BLAs in the country only 89 appeals for changes in the electoral rolls were made Therefore the sources said there was no option but to accept the Electoral Rolls published after the completion of SSR in January 2025 as undisputed by allThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params