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New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has intensified his charges of collusion between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the ruling BJP, stating that over 1,00,000 votes were \u201cstolen\u201d in Karnataka\u2019s Mahadevapura assembly segment during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing a \u201cVote Adhikar\u201d rally in Bengaluru, Gandhi said that instead of threatening opposition leaders with demands for affidavits, the ECI should release machine-readable voter lists and preserve CCTV footage. \u201cWhy is ECI destroying video evidence? Why is it committing massive fraud in the voter list? Why is it behaving like an agent of the BJP?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n
Rahul Gandhi reiterated his claim that the Congress lost the Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha seat due to vote theft, despite winning seven out of eight assembly segments in the constituency. \u201cEvery officer and Election Commissioner must understand clearly that here (in Karnataka) one Lok Sabha constituency has been stolen. This is a criminal act against the people of Karnataka and the government of Karnataka must investigate this crime and take action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government was \u201celected with stolen votes,\u201d adding that access to electronic voter data and videography would prove seats were rigged not only in Karnataka but across India. \u201cIf we get the electronic data, we will prove that the Prime Minister has been elected with stolen votes.<\/p>\n
\u201cNarendra Modi is the PM because of a margin of 25 seats. We have proven that one seat was stolen. I am saying with guarantee that if the ECI gives us electronic records and videography record, we will prove that not only one seat was stolen in Karnataka, but more seats were stolen in entire India,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The ECI responded by asking Gandhi to file his claims in an affidavit or apologise. Gandhi countered, saying, \u201cI have already taken an oath inside Parliament holding the Constitution. Today, when people are questioning the Election Commission based on our data, the ECI has shut its website in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar \u2014 because they know that if people start questioning, their entire structure will collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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