Rahul Gandhi accuses CEC of shielding those who 'destroyed democracy'

At a press conference, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha alleged systemic voter manipulation targeting opposition supporters, Dalits, and minorities

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of protecting those responsible for “destroying Indian democracy".

 

"This is another milestone in setting up and demonstrating to the youth of this country how elections are being rigged. I am going to make a strong claim about CEC Gyanesh Kumar. I am going to show the people proof that the CEC of India is protecting those who have destroyed Indian democracy," said Gandhi at a press conference in New Delhi.

 

According to the Congress leader, there is a "deliberate method" through which votes are being added or deleted, accusing a group of systematically targeting millions of people. "I am also going to show you the method by which votes are being added and deleted and how that's done," Gandhi said, adding that this practice is directed mainly at "opposition supporters, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and similar vulnerable groups".

 

6,018 votes deleted in Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi claimed that somebody tried to delete 6,018 votes in Karnataka's Aland constituency but it was caught. "In Aland, 6,018 applications were filed, impersonating voters. The people who allegedly filed these applications never actually filed them. The filing was done automatically using software," said Gandhi.

 

"Mobile numbers from outside Karnataka, from different states were used to delete votes in Aland, specifically targeting Congress voters. This wasn't random, these deletions specifically targeted booths where the Congress party was winning," he added.

 

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