Indian Opposition slams election commission of shielding BJP regime
New Delhi: The opposition parties in India have once again slammed the Election Commission of bias and of shielding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
According to Kashmir Media Service, leaders of the opposition alliance INDIA, while addressing a press conference at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, said that the Modi government usurped power by stealing public votes and securing a fake mandate, while the Election Commission has been acting as a “B-team” of the BJP.
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra demanded action against former election commissioners responsible for preparing fake voter lists and called for the dissolution of the Lok Sabha followed by fresh elections. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee stated that the Election Commission failed to respond to irregularities in voter rolls and adopted a partisan approach.
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said that polling booth videos in several states were deleted and irregularities in voter lists were deliberately ignored. CPI-M’s John Brittas termed the Election Commission the B-team of the BJP, while Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav alleged that the names of over 18,000 voters were deleted in the 2022 elections. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin pointed out that even names of dead people continue to appear on the electoral rolls. RJD leader Manoj Jha said the Election Commission had violated the spirit of the Constitution and mocked democratic values.
The opposition leaders jointly declared that the fraudulent electoral system has become the biggest shield of the Modi regime, murdering the people’s mandate.
Meanwhile, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said during his “Vote Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar that the votes of the poor had been stolen, depriving them of their fundamental right. He said this struggle would continue to protect people’s rights and end vote theft.
