The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said that the constitutional body would respond to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi바카라™s claim of 바카라śmatch-fixing바카라ť in the Maharashtra Assembly election held last year only if he writes to the EC directly.
The poll body also mentioned that as part of its outreach, the EC had invited all six national parties for separate interactions, of which five met the EC brass and Congress cancelled the May 15 meeting, PTI reported.
Gandhi on Saturday - in an op-ed published in The Indian Express - alleged that the Maharashtra Assembly elections last year were rigged in Bharatiya Janata Party's favour. He wrote a step-by-step account of how he believed the election results were rigged.
EC rejected Gandhi바카라™s claims on Saturday as well, calling it "completely absurd." futher stating that unsubstantiated allegations raised against the Electoral Rolls of Maharashtra are affront to the rule of law.
"Any misinformation being spread, by anyone, is not only a sign of disrespect towards Law, but also brings disrepute to the thousands of representatives appointed by their own political party and demotivates lakhs of election staff who work untiringly and transparently during elections. After any unfavourable verdict by the voters, trying to defame the Election Commission by saying that it is compromised, is completely absurd," the EC said in a statement.
Gandhi later posted on X, 바카라śReleasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries is not the way to respond to serious questions,바카라ť further enlisting questions to be answered if the EC had nothing to hide.
Sources told PTI, as per directions from the Election Commission, CCTV footage from polling stations can be accessed by a competent High Court if an election petition is filed.
"This is done by the EC to protect the integrity of elections as well as protect the privacy of voters. Why does Rahul Gandhi want to invade the privacy of voters which is to be protected by EC as per electoral laws?" a functionary stated.
The functionary added that Gandhi should place his trust in the High Courts to address any alleged rigging in the electoral process.
They further mentioned that by raising concerns over possible manipulation of the voters list, Gandhi has effectively cast doubt on his own party바카라™s booth-level agents as well as the polling and counting agents appointed by Congress candidates in Maharashtra.
Gandhi, in his tweet on Saturday, also alleged that the electoral discrepancy will reach Bihar election next, urging all concerned Indians too see the evidence and demand answers
바카라śBecause the match-fixing of Maharashtra will come to Bihar next, and then anywhere the BJP is losing. Match-fixed elections are a poison for any democracy.바카라ť
