The Centre and opposition on Friday sparred over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "vote theft" against the Election Commission of India (ECI), with BJP leaders and allies dismissing his claims as "baseless."
"The foundation of democracy is free and fair elections. If the right to vote is being taken away, if governments are being elected not by votes but by fraud, then it is a matter of concern and that is why Rahul Gandhi has raised this issue... The questions raised by Rahul Gandhi, the lea
Labelling Rahul Gandhi's claims as 'baseless", the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha is trying to "sensationalise" the issue instead of availing the legal processes.
Pralhad Joshi was addressing a press conference in New Delhi during which he said that on June 12, the ECI sent a letter to Rahul Gandhi to visit their office and explain the facts related to his allegations. However, the Congress MP didn't reply to their letter as he lacks seriousness.
The Election Commission of India on Friday dismissed the claims circulating on social media platforms that the polling body has removed the e-voter rolls of many states from its website overnight, terming it as "fake news."
Countering Rahul Gandhi's claim of voter list manipulation, sources in the Election Commission of India (ECI) pointed out on Friday that the Congress-led Karnataka government itself relies on electoral rolls for its crucial caste census policy.
The Enumeration Forms for 7.24 crore electors were collected out of about eight crore forms distributed and downloaded during the Enumeration Phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a press release on Friday.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday took a sharp jab at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Leader of Opposition of the Lok Sabha of spreading misinformation and targeting constitutional bodies.
Reiterating his 'vote theft' allegation targeting the BJP and the Election Commission of India (EC), Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday demanded that the EC should provide immediately the voter lists and video recordings from the last 10 years.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to sign the declaration by Chief Electoral Officers of Maharashtra and Karnataka or apologise for his "absurd" allegations, sources said.
Fadnavis was responding to Rahul Gandhi's recent remark putting "vote theft" allegations on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and said there has been no vote theft in Maharashtra or India.