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.
"With proof, Rahul Gandhi highlighted a lot of things about the Election Commission yesterday, and people are now thinking that the Election Commission is an extended department of the BJP," Pawar told reporters here.
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.
BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his allegations against the Election Commission.
BJP leader CR Kesavan launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of undermining constitutional institutions with his allegations against the Election Commission.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed the Election Commission after Maharashtra and Karnataka Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) asked Rahul Gandhi to sign the affidavits for his "vote theft" claim.
It has been over a week since the EC asked to submit claims and objections to rectify any errors in the draft electoral roll of Bihar, which was published on August 1.
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission informed the High Court that it has taken all necessary steps to ensure free, fair, and peaceful conduct of the upcoming local body by-elections scheduled for August 10, 2025. This was in response to a writ petition filed by YSR Congress Party (YS