Chief Electoral Officers of at least three states on Thursday asked Gandhi to share the names of electors he claimed were either included or excluded wrongfully along with a signed declaration for the poll authorities to initiate necessary proceedings in the matter
(From left) Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy D Shivakumar during ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ in Bengaluru. Pic/PTI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission (EC) for demanding a declaration if he is convinced that his analysis of ‘vote theft’ is correct, saying that he has taken the oath inside the Parliament holding the Constitution and reiterated his allegation of vote theft.
Chief Electoral Officers of at least three states on Thursday asked Gandhi to share the names of electors he claimed were either included or excluded wrongfully along with a signed declaration for the poll authorities to initiate necessary proceedings in the matter. Addressing the ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ here, Gandhi again alleged that the EC and the BJP colluded to steal the Lok Sabha election from people.
“The EC asks me to file an affidavit and give information under oath. I have taken oath inside the Parliament holding the Constitution,” he said. Today when the people are questioning the Election Commission based on data he released, the EC has shut its website, alleged Gandhi. The top Congress leader wanted his party-run government in Karnataka to investigate and act against the “crime of stealing election.”
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed Narendra Modi is “a Prime Minister with a margin of 25 Lok Sabha seats,” and that “If we get the electronic voter data from across the country then we will prove that the Indian Prime Minister is holding the post by theft.” Gandhi had on Thursday claimed that there was “vote chori” of 1,00,250 votes in a Karnataka constituency, with 11,965 duplicate voters in the segment, 40,009 voters with fake and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk voters or single address voters, 4,132 voters with invalid photos and 33,692 voters misusing Form 6 of new voters.
‘Serious questions’
Citing Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are “serious questions” which must be seriously addressed in the interest of all voters and urged the Election Commission to act urgently. In a post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India's democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering.
Political gimmick: BJP
Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra termed the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ in Bengaluru on Friday a political gimmick. He also said that the protest lacks truth.
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