Gandhi warned that the findings are explosive and will have severe implications for the ECI, and warned ECI officials involved in the alleged malpractice that they will face consequences, even if they are retired. He described their actions as "no less than treason".
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's repeated claims of vote theft, and called his statements 'deplorable' and 'irresponsible.'
Rahul has levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of direct involvement in large-scale voter fraud, with the Congress having "open-and-shut proof" of the alleged theft.
The Election Commission of India on Friday rejected opposition claims of vote theft ahead of the Bihar elections, calling them baseless and irresponsible.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday said that Rahul Gandhi's objections to the voter list revision in Bihar are aimed at protecting illegal voters, including Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.
The ED is conducting raids at three locations in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), and one in Kolkata (West Bengal), as part of a money laundering investigation. The action is based on an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the ED, following a case filed by the Economic Offences Win
The Election Commission on Friday announced that the polling to elect the Vice President of India will be held on September 9 and the counting will also take place on the same day.
The Election Commission had said on Sunday that out of 7.89 crore registered voters in Bihar, over 7.24 crore electors have submitted their enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held from June 24 to July 25
Earlier in the day, INDIA bloc MPs protested against the SIR and also the alleged "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" while being outside Parliament at Makar Dwar.
According to the ECI, the step will elucidate all the notable aspects of this election in a simple manner. The booklet also includes brief notes on all the past 16 Vice-Presidential Elections held from 1952 to 2022.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, told the apex court about the poll panel's statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere.