Rahul Gandhi hits back at EC: Congress MP demands voter rolls, CCTV footage; rebuts ‘evasive’ reply to ‘match fixing’ claim | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday responded to the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) assertion rejecting his allegations of “match-fixing” in elections. Gandhi, in a put up on X, mentioned the “dear EC” ought to reply the questions raised in his article as a substitute of issuing “unsigned, evasive notes.“Responding to election fee of India’s (ECI) assertion, Gandhi mentioned, “Dear EC, you are a Constitutional body. Releasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries is not the way to respond to serious questions.”The chief of opposition within the Lok Sabha additional famous, “If you have nothing to hide, answer the questions in my article and prove it by: Publishing consolidated, digital, machine-readable voter rolls for the most recent elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas of all states including Maharashtra. Releasing all post-5pm CCTV footage from Maharashtra polling booths.”“Evasion won’t protect your credibility. Telling the truth will,” the Congress MP mentioned. His response got here hours after the ECI issued an announcement calling Gandhi’s allegations of “match-fixing” within the electoral course of “completely absurd.”The ECI mentioned, “The entire nation is aware that each election process including the preparation of electoral rolls, polling and counting etc. are all held by Government staff and that too in the presence of authorised representatives formally appointed by Political Parties/ Candidates from polling station upto constituency level.”The prime ballot physique added in its assertion, “Any misinformation being spread, by anyone, is not only a sign of disrespect towards Law, but also brings disrepute to the thousands of representatives appointed by their own political party and demotivates lakhs of election staff who work untiringly and transparently during elections.”“After any unfavourable verdict by the voters, trying to defame the Election Commission by saying that it is compromised, is completely absurd,” the assertion by ECI learn.The election fee responded after Gandhi had shared an article of his, outlining what he described as step-by-step manipulation of the 2024 Maharashtra meeting elections.“My article shows how this happened, step by step: Step 1: Rig the panel for appointing the Election Commission. Step 2: Add fake voters to the roll. Step 3: Inflate voter turnout. Step 4: Target the bogus voting exactly where BJP needs to win. Step 5: Hide the evidence,” Gandhi wrote in a put up on X. “It’s not hard to see why the BJP was so desperate in Maharashtra. But rigging is like match-fixing – the side that cheats might win the game, but damages institutions and destroys public faith in the result. All concerned Indians must see the evidence. Judge for themselves. Demand answers,” Gandhi had mentioned.“Because the match-fixing of Maharashtra will come to Bihar next, and then anywhere the BJP is losing,” the chief of the opposition claimed in his put up.