Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi following his repeated allegations against the Election Commission, saying that he is doing "drama."
Union Minister Giriraj Singh criticised Rahul Gandhi's allegations against the Election Commission, and said that while the Modi government's last 11 years were filled with hope and progress, the previous UPA government's 10 years were marked by controversies.
Venugopal informed that the Congress party will also launch a nationwide signature campaign from September 15 to October 16, with a target of collecting five crore signatures to be submitted to the Election Commission of India.
Speaking to ANI after walking out of the Rajya Sabha, RJD MP Jha said, "We are using the word 'chori' in a very innocuous manner. But this is a loot. The Election Commission is involved in this loot. The two people at the top are involved in this. So, 'vote chor, gaddi chhodd'...The entire O
Telugu Desam Party leader Ram Gopal Reddy was also placed under house arrest amid the Pulivendula polls. The TDP MLC questioned the police on the grounds for his arrest, stating that he has no objection to being placed under house arrest. He clarified that he had not made any objections and
Congress MP Rajiv Shukla on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) response to the opposition delegation, stating that the ECI should have at least accepted their memorandum despite citing space constraints.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar by the Election Commission, accusing the ruling party of resorting to "conspiracy" to influence elections.
National Student Union of India (NSUI) workers marched from their Delhi headquarters to Jantar Mantar to protest against the Election Commission, responding to Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's repeated allegations of "vote chori" against the commission.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday said he does not understand why the BJP is reacting, adding that their concerns are directed only at the Election Commission, which is a neutral constitutional body.
Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing it of "misusing" its status as a Constitutional institution.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore targeted the Election Commission of India, accusing Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of undermining the democratic process.