New Delhi [India], August 8 : BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his allegations against the Election Commission.
Bhandari challenged Gandhi to submit a written affidavit to the EC to substantiate his claims, asserting that Gandhi would not do so.
"I challenge Rahul Gandhi to respond to the Election Commission in a written affidavit if he thinks his allegations have substance, but he will not do so... He is an immature person who did not realise that he was supporting SIR during his entire presentation. He mentioned a person named Aditya Srivastava, whose name was found in three places, while the Election Commission has clarified that this name was not found in this EPIC number in Uttar Pradesh or Maharashtra. If he does not apologise to the country or give a written affidavit to the Election Commission, it will prove that he is a wannabe dictator who spreads misinformation when he does not win democratically," he said
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, today said that times would change and punishment would surely be meted out to those who were involved in the "scam".
"Vote theft is not just an electoral scam; it is a major betrayal committed against the Constitution and democracy. Let the nation's culprits hear this - times will change, punishment will surely be meted out," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, under the leadership of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress party is set to hold a massive protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru today, opposing alleged irregularities in the voter list.
On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi said 1,00,250 "fake votes" were created in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment in the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka to ensure a win for the BJP.
Taking the reporters through a detailed presentation of the 'fraud' at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, the LoP alleged that "collusion" had happened between the Election Commission of India and the BJP, which resulted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi securing his third term.
"Narendra Modi became Prime Minister with just a margin of 25 seats... Election Commission is helping BJP destroy the electoral system in India... The Election Commission is not giving us the data because of what we did in Mahadevpur (Karnataka Assembly constituency); if we do it in other Lok Sabha seats, then the truth about our democracy will come out. This is the evidence, criminal evidence (pointing to the physical voter list)," Rahul Gandhi said.
The Congress leader further alleged that the poll body is "destroying evidence" through the directive on only preserving CCTV and webcasting footage of the election process for only 45 days after the whole process is completed, unless the election result is challenged in court.
Taking cognisance of Gandhi's allegations of voter roll manipulations in a Karnataka Assembly segment, the State Chief Electoral Officer asked him to submit his evidence under oath.