New Delhi: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi On Thursday, India intensified its confrontation with the Election Commission of India (ECI), accused of preservation of “Vote Charse” and blocking the investigation into the alleged massive voter deletion. At a press conference in the capital, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha described as a “100% proof” of the voter manipulation in the Alund assembly constituency of Karnataka. The charge has triggered a political storm, from which strong clauses are coming BJP And only the pole body.
What did Rahul Gandhi say
In his press briefing, Rahul Gandhi claimed that there was a systematic effort to remove opposition voters across India. He alleged that the copyers used a centralized software system to enter the wholesale deletion applications. Displaying the data of the Aland constituency of Karnataka, he said that more than 6,018 votes were targeted in 2023.“Alund, in Karnataka, 6,018 votes, someone tried to remove these votes. We do not know the total number of votes removed in the 2023 elections, but someone was caught. It was caught, caught, most of the offenses, like most of the crimes, coincidentally,” he said.Rahul said that the alleged fraud came to light when a booth level officer (BLO) saw his uncle’s name missing from the role. On inquiry, he found that his neighbor’s phone number was used to enter the deletion. However, the neighbor denied any participation. “So neither the neighbor nor the person whose vote was removed, knew. Some other forces kidnapped the process and remove the vote. As the fate would be, it was caught,” he said.The Congress leader further alleged that the mobile number from outside Karnataka was used to implement voters in Alund. “The filing was done using the software, the mobile number outside Karnataka was used to remove the numbers in Alund and it was done to target Congress voters,” he alleged.Rahul said that the targeted deletion mainly influenced other communities supporting Dalits, OBCs, tribals, minorities and other communities. He said, “In the election after the election, someone, some group of people, are systematically targeting voters for deletion across India. Various communities, mainly those who are voting for opposition, Dalits, OBCs, Adivasis, minorities, are particularly targeted,” he said.He explained the issue as a direct threat to India’s democracy. “I am going to show the youth, people, evidence which is black and white, it is absolutely clear that the Chief Election Commissioner of India is protecting those who have destroyed Indian democracy. I will also show you the methods that add votes, deleted and show you how it is done, ”Rahul announced.The Leader of the Opposition reiterated that his claims were supported by evidence. “We had heard it many times, and now we have found 100 percent evidence of it. I am not going to say anything at this level that is not supported by 100 percent proof. I am someone who loves my country, constitution and democratic process, and I am protecting that process.”This was not the first such allegation of Rahul Gandhi. On August 7, he accused the BJP of rigging the voter role in Mahadevpura constituency in Karnataka. Citing a party review, he claimed that more than one lakh fake entries were detected, including fake addresses and thousands of duplicate registrations. According to him, BJP’s 32,707-Vot victory in Bangalore Central was assisted by “1,00,250 fake votes”, which fell into five categories-11,965 duplicate entries, 40,009 with fake or invalid address, 40,009 with fake or invalid address, 10,452 wholesale voters at common address, 4,132, 33,692 with 4,132.
BJP’s response: What Amit Shah And Anurag Thakur said
Rahul Gandhi’s allegations immediately retaliated with BJP leaders, who rejected their press conference as theaters.Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing BJP workers in Rohta district of Bihar, accused Rahul of lying. “She (Congress) spreads a false story every time. Rahul Gandhi did a journey … The subject of his visit was not a vote. This topic was not good education, employment, electricity, roads … The subject of visit was saving the intruders coming from Bangladesh. Have any of you lost their vote? This was Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Ghospithiya Bachao Yatra’, “said Shah.He said that the Congress wanted the intruders to enjoy equal rights of citizens. “Should the intruders have the right to vote or free ration? Should the intruders treat jobs, houses, up to Rs 5 lakh? Instead of our youth, these Rahul Baba and company are giving jobs to bank intruders to vote,” he accused.BJP MP Anurag Thakur took a step forward, suggesting that if there was a “vote theft” in Aland, the Congress had benefited. “According to the record, it was a Congress candidate from the Alund Assembly constituency, who won. Therefore, did the Congress win by stealing votes?” Thakur asked.He made fun of Rahul Gandhi to “leave a hydrogen bomb”. “Rahul Gandhi himself admitted in his press conference that he is not here to save democracy. If not to save it, is his goal to destroy it? By seeking help from the toolkit, he constantly questions and weakens our constitutional institutions, ”Thakur said.Thakur also attributed Rahul’s allegations to his “disappointment” after several defeat. “The Congress has lost about 90 elections under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. His frustration is growing day by day. He has ordered the politics of allegations to him. Rahul Gandhi has become a habit of making wrong and baseless allegations. Forgiveness and rebuke by the courts, it has become Rahul Gandhi’s routine, ”Thakur said.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya echoed the attack, stating that Congress’s own candidate BR Patil won Altan in 2023. “Rahul Gandhi accused of deleting votes in Aland, Karnataka, in 2023 assembly elections. Patil (Inc.) in 2023. Therefore, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of the so -called ‘vote theft’? Very good! “Malaviya wrote.
What did the Election Commission say
The Election Commission strongly denied Rahul Gandhi’s claims, called him “wrong and baseless”.In a formal statement, the pole body clarified, “No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as has been conceived by Rahul Gandhi. There can be no de -deletion without giving the affected person the opportunity to be heard.”The EC admitted that in 2023, there were “some unsuccessful efforts” to remove voters in Alund. It said that an FIR was filed by the Commission to investigate the matter. “In 2023, some unsuccessful attempts were made to remove voters in Alund AC and an FIR was filed by the ECI’s right to investigate the case,” it said.The Commission also pointed out the Election record of Alund, given that BJP’s Subash Gutder won in 2018, while Congress’s BR Patil won in 2023. The EC suggested that Rahul’s large -scale deletion claim did not align with the final result of the elections.
Rahul’s refutation for ECI’s ‘Fact-Czech’
A few hours after the Election Commission clarification, Rahul Gandhi accused CEC Gyanash Kumar of blocking the investigation. He alleged that despite several requests from the CID of Karnataka, important evidence was being withdrawn.“Our Alund candidate after highlighting the fraud, the local EC officer filed an FIR, but the CID investigation by the CEC has been blocked. Karnataka CID has written 18 letters in 18 months, requesting all disorganized evidence – blocked by CEC. Karnataka EC has sent several requests to ECI to follow the investigation – was blocked by CEC. Details of destination IP, device port and OTP trails have been stopped by CEC, “Rahul has written on X.He warned that the Congress could lose the Alund seat, the alleged fraud was not detected. “If this vote theft was not caught and 6,018 votes were removed, our candidates could lose the election,” he said.Addressing Gyanash Kumar directly, Rahul said, “CEC Gyanash Kumar -Standing excuses. Issue to Karnataka CID. Now.”However, the Election Commission reiterated its stance, ensuring that Rahul’s interpretation was flawed. It insisted that the deleters could not be online and only after the fixed process, and reminded that an FIR was already filed to investigate the incident.The latest Clash added another chapter to Rahul Gandhi’s Election Commission for a long time. While the Congress insisted that the BJP is using the institutional system to bow down the playground, the ruling party says that Rahul’s claims are excuses for their election failures.
