'Insult to constitution': Election Commission slams Rahul Gandhi's 'vote fraud' charge
PTC News Desk: The Election Commission of India on Sunday rejected Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his “vote chori” (vote theft) allegation. The poll body further accused the political parties of targetting voters while putting the onus on them.
The Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, “When politics is being done by targeting the voters of India by keeping a gun on the shoulder of the Election Commission, today the Election Commission wants to make it clear to everyone that the Election Commission fearlessly stood like a rock with all the voters of all sections and all religions including the poor, rich, elderly, women, youth without any discrimination, is standing and will continue to stand.”
“Every political party is registered with the Election Commission. How can the Commission discriminate between them? For us, all are equal,” Kumar said. “The EC will not step back from its constitutional duty, regardless of which party is involved.”
The EC exhorted all political parties to file claims and objections on draft electoral rolls in Bihar as 15 days still remain for it.
The Election Commission's remarks came hours after 1,300-km Voter Adhikar Yatra from Sasaram, Bihar led by Rahul Gandhi ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
- With inputs from agencies
