"Congress has made politics of allegation their ornament": Anurag Thakur attacks Rahul Gandhi over vote chori charge

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Claiming that the Congress party has made an "ornament out of politics of allegations" after party leader Rahul Gandhi alleged a systematic effort to disenfranchise voters, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that it has become a "habit" of the opposition to continually make such allegations and then apologise after.
"Election after election defeats and a leader who has been rejected by the public, under whose leadership the Congress party has lost nearly 90 elections, his frustration and despair is increasing day by day. They have made the politics of allegations their ornament. When the Election Commission asks them to verify the allegations they themselves have made, they turn their back and run away. When asked to file an affidavit, they back out. Making false and baseless allegations has become a habit of Rahul Gandhi," the BJP leader said.
Apologising after making allegations and getting reprimanded by the court has become Rahul Gandhi's routine, he added.
Taking a jibe at the Congress leader, Thakur said that someone who claimed to have a "hydrogen bomb" had to settle with firecrackers.
"In every case, they have only received reprimands. Whether it is Rafale, Chowkidar Chor, or RSS, he has gotten reprimanded from the Court. So slinging mud and running away has been Rahul Gandhi's way. In today's press conference, the one who was supposed to burst a hydrogen bomb had to make do with firecrackers," he said.
Earlier in a press conference at Congress headquarters, the party leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that he is "getting help" from people who are working for the Election Commission of India (ECI) in uncovering alleged vote fraud in the country.
"We have started getting help from inside the Election Commission. I am making it clear that we are now getting information from inside the Election Commission, this was not happening before, but now we are getting information from inside Election Commission, and this is not going to stop. India's people will not accept this. Once the youth comes to know that vote chori is happening then their power will come," Rahul Gandhi alleged.
He also alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar is "protecting vote chors" and is fully aware of how fraud is happening in deleting and adding fake voters in the voter list.
Responding to the claims, the ECI has called Rahul Gandhi's allegations as "baseless and incorrect", highlighting that no deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public. (ANI)