Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Banerjee accused the BJP of being "entangled in the same tactics" it had tried to use against the Opposition and warned that they would face a "strong reply" in the upcoming polls.
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."
"It seems like Rahul Gandhi got a script written by Salim-Javed. It's an entertaining script, and he's reading it out everywhere. He's not saying anything beyond that script. Not a single point he's making is factual; everything is imaginary. He says there's manipulation in the voter list
The tour witnessed a completely new avatar of Rahul. In the absence of legends like Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli, the 31-year-old was no longer someone whose 'potential' was up for debate, just as it had been in the past before every series. Rather, he stepped up as
"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
"...He is telling a constitutional body that the statements he gave to the media is his statement. You are levelling such serious allegations against a Constitutional body, after such serious allegations you are not ready to give it in writing or produce proof for the same. So, you are at
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.
Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister, citing Rahul Gandhi's statement, said if there are common entries, then Special Intensive Review (SIR) becomes all the more important. He further asked Congress to decide whether they are supporting or opposing SIR.
"...Gyanesh Kumar ji should be ashamed. Can the Election Commission plant news quoting sources? If he has any self-respect left, then he should take action against those who ran the information about Rahul Gandhi on sources.... Before the Delhi election, we had told EC about voter list ma
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.
Amid Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's claim of voter list manipulation in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Opposition Leader R Ashoka countered the Congress leader and said that when Congress was in power at the Centre, bogus voting was common.