‘Vote theft claims’: EC slams Rahul; says threats to officials deplorable | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday mentioned it prefers to ignore Rahul Gandhi‘s baseless allegations of “vote theft” and has requested all ballot officials to proceed working in an neutral and clear method, unfazed by his repeated threats and “deplorable” statements.In a submit on X, the fee mentioned it was unlucky that Rahul was hurling unfounded allegations at EC and ballot officials and repeatedly threatening them by media statements with irresponsible phrases like ‘vote chori’, “over a year after conclusion of the Lok Sabha poll”. He mentioned neither Rahul nor Congress availed of choices obtainable beneath the legislation, similar to appeals in opposition to wrongful inclusion or exclusion of electors by the ERO within the ultimate roll or difficult an election by submitting an election petition inside the stipulated time (45 days after declaration of end result).EC mentioned that it had despatched a mail to Rahul Gandhi on June 12 after he alleged irregularities in Maharashtra polls, in a newspaper article. He was requested to write to the EC instantly or meet the panel, however he didn’t reply. Interestingly, not one of the allegations made by Rahul in his article, or another grievance of his, has been instantly communicated to EC. “It is very strange and deplorable that he is making wild allegations and has now even started threatening EC and its staff,” EC mentioned.In the submit on X, the fee underlined that whereas Rahul Gandhi has been attacking EC over alleged “vote theft” through the Lok Sabha ballot in Karnataka, the actual fact is that the electoral roll was ready by 31 district election officers, 419 electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant EROs and 58,834 sales space stage officers (BLOs), with the due involvement of sales space stage brokers appointed by all political events.