EC says Rahul Gandhi’s charge against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is baseless

Rahul Gandhi alleges voter deletion

• The Election Commission of India said, “Allegations made by Shri Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public.
• The Election Commission of India on Thursday denied Rahul Gandhi’s claims as “incorrect and baseless” as Mr. Gandhi alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was protecting those involved in voter deletion scams.
• In a strongly worded reaction, the poll body said, “Allegations made by Shri Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Shri Rahul Gandhi.
• The Election Commission of India further claimed that no voter can be removed from the rolls without due process: “No deletion can take place without giving an opportunity of being heard to the affected person.
• On the issue highlighted by Rahul Gandhi concerning Karnataka’s Aland constituency, the Election Commission of India admitted that attempts were made fraudulently delete voters in 2023 but these attempts were unsuccessful.
• The Election Commission of India also pointed out that elections in Aland reflected fair outcomes with BJP’s Subhadh Guttedar emerging victorious in 2018 and Congress’ BR Patil in 2023.

Rahul Gandhi’s claims

• Rahul Gandhi launched a ferocious attack on CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that Gyanesh Kumar was shielding “vote chors” and those who were “destroying Indian democracy.
• Rahul Gandhi alleged that voter deletions were being carried out systematically all over the country using automated software, talking about instances from Karnataka’s Aland and Maharashtra’s Rajura constituencies.
• Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Karnataka CID had written 18 times to the Election Commission over the past 18 months, seeking technical details concerning voter deletions, but the poll body did not share anything.
• EC knows who is doing this. They are defending the murderers of democracy,” Rahul Gandhi said, while promising to soon reveal what he claimed to be a “hydrogen bomb” of evidence on “vote chori.

Rahul Gandhi’s “Central Software Deleted Voters” Comment gets BJP riled up

• Stepping up his attack against the Election Commission of India, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged the mass deletion of voters from Congress strongholds in Karnataka during the 2023 Assembly election. The Election Commission of India denied these claims.
• In a scathing retort to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations, BJP MP Anurag Thakur stated that the Congress has lost 90 per cent polls under the stewardship of Rahul Gandhi.
• His frustration is increasing day by day. It has become a habit of Rahul Gandhi to make incorrect and baseless allegations. Being reprimanded by courts has become a routine for him," BJP MP Anurag Thakur said.

Editor’s Note

• As Rahul Gandhi claims that the Election Commission of India was systematically deleting voters from the rolls, the Election Commission denies Rahul Gandhi’s claims. It will be interesting to see what Rahul Gandhi’s “hydrogen bomb” of information leads us to.

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