BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday targeted Rahul Gandhi over his allegations relating to the Election Commission, saying that they are waiting for the Congress leader to explode the "atom bomb" he spoke of in relation to the poll panel and that the opposition leader is in the hab
"From August 1 (3 PM) till August 2 (3 PM), all political parties put together, have filed 'Zero' claims and objections for the addition of the names of eligible electors and deletion of the names of ineligible electors," said the poll panel in a press note.
He mentioned that Tejashwi Yadav's EPIC number, as mentioned in his 2020 election affidavit, matches the one in the current electoral roll, suggesting no change or deletion.
The Union Minister mocked Gandhi's claim of possessing "atom bomb" of proof regarding vote rigging. "If he has such a bomb, he should test it and show the evidence," Singh said, adding that Gandhi's remarks lacked substance. He recalled previous dramatic statements made by Gandhi, such as
Akoijam mentioned that the ECI has issued new notice papers, but the Congress party is prepared to respond. He alleged that most institutions, not just the ECI, have been compromised, implying a broader issue with India's democratic framework.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for alleging that elections in India were rigged. He said that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha does not have any proof to substantiate his claim.
The District Administration of Patna also clarified the situation and mentioned that his name is included at polling station number 204, Library Building of Bihar Animal Science University.
This reaction comes after Rahul Gandhi on Friday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the poll body of being complicit in "vote theft" to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Bihar on 'Kisan Utsav Diwas', and stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transferred over ₹20,000 crore to nearly 10 crore farmers' bank accounts through the PM-KISAN scheme.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has raised serious concerns over large-scale voter name deletions in Bihar, alleging that crucial details are missing from the lists provided by the Election Commission.
Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Saturday accused the Election Commission of deliberately undermining the democratic process through what he called a "special intensive deletion" of voters