BJP IT Department in-charge Amit Malviya on Tuesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his "vote theft" allegations in Maharashtra Assembly polls after Lokniti-CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar apologised for the data presented in his X post.
After the Election Commission invited Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for talks over his allegations regarding the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Congress party on Thursday responded through a letter.
A Division Bench comprising Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Arif S Doctor rejected the petition filed by Mumbai resident Chetan Ahire, who had challenged the validity of the election results based on votes allegedly polled after the stipulated 6 pm deadline.
Reacting sharply, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's accusation that the voter list in his constituency was manipulated, calling it a desperate claim stemming from Congress's defeat in the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) invited the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for an interaction to discuss all the issues related to his allegation on the Maharashtra Assembly Election held last year, sources said on Tuesday.
"It is good that the ECI realised that its rock-bottom credibility will not be salvaged by issuing anonymous, unsigned letters - but by acceding to the opposition's demands. In fact, BJP top brass coming out in its defence only confirmed the people's suspicions of match fixing between BJP
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi over his allegations concerning Maharashtra assembly polls, saying that the Congress leader is making such remarks after losing the polls and it is not good "to dismiss a mandate".
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has not written any letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) or sought any time for a meeting even 24 hours after he raised allegations of "rigging" in the assembly polls held in November last year, sources in the poll body said.
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, alleged that the Maharashtra assembly election held in November 2024 was "rigged", and claimed that the same will be repeated in Bihar assembly polls due later this year.
"We need to clearly present the difference between two things. One is speculation - one can say that there were problems in the machines. The second is fact. I have not placed any speculation here. I have presented facts," Rahul Gandhi said.