Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 13 : Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday hit out at Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress party has a habit of questioning the country's institutions like the Army, Election Commission, and Supreme Court.
He said the people of India have repeatedly rejected Congress under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, and added that the party refuses to learn from its mistakes.
Speaking to the reporters, Jyotiraditya Scindia said, "It is the habit of Congress to accuse any development, progress and respect of the country... They question the army, the Election Commission and the Supreme Court... This has become the method of Congress."
"That is why the people of the country have given their answer to Congress not once but repeatedly under the leadership of the Prime Minister. A hint is enough for the wise, but perhaps there are no wise people in Congress for whom any hint is not enough," Scindia said.
Earlier on Thursday, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reiterated his claims of providing "explosive" evidence of alleged vote theft in the previously held assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters, Gandhi asserted that votes being stolen was a "fact".
"We are about to give you dynamic and explosive evidence. The slogan 'vote chor, gaddi chor' is being echoed across the country. The fire is spreading since it is the truth. It is a fact that governments are being formed by stealing votes. We guarantee that we will be providing you with the proofs," he added.
Rahul Gandhi, in a press conference on August 7, levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of direct involvement in large-scale voter fraud, with the Congress having "open-and-shut proof" of the alleged theft.
Gandhi presented Congress' research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly in Karnataka. He alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) of 1,00,250 votes.
He launched a scathing attack on the BJP and the Election Commission and said that "collusion" happened between the poll body and the BJP, which resulted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi securing his third term.
However, the EC termed Gandhi's claims "false and misleading," asking him to submit a sworn declaration or apologise, citing voter roll availability in PDF format for privacy concerns.