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EC rebuts Rahul Gandhis Lok Sabha poll rigged claim
Last Updated: New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) The Election Commission on Saturday rejected claims of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that the 2024 Lok polls were rigged, saying it appears that these 'unfounded allegations" are intended to exert undue pressure on the election machinery and even threaten poll officials. Addressing a Congress event here, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha cited data collected by the Congress from an assembly constituency in Karnataka where the party checked the photographs and names of electors physically and reportedly found out that 1.5 lakh votes were 'fake" out of a total of 6.5 lakh voters. 'The election system in India is dead," he said, adding that the Lok Sabha elections were rigged. In a fact-check post on X, the poll authority said Gandhi's statements are 'misleading and baseless." It said during the preparation of the electoral roll for LS-2024, both the Draft and Final Electoral lists were shared with all political parties, including the Congress, and were appealable under provisions of the Representation of the People Act. 'Hardly any appeals were filed across all 36 states and Union territories by the Indian National Congress," it said. The poll body pointed out that in the 2024 parliamentary polls, only eight election petitions were filed by the losing Congress candidates under Section 80 of the RP Act 1951. 'Shri Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly made unsubstantiated and misleading allegations, including baseless claims such as 'vote chori', and has threatened lakhs and lakhs of hardworking election officials across the country. 'It appears that these unfounded allegations are intended to discredit their impartial and transparent hard work, attempt to exert undue pressure on the election machinery, and even threaten them without even filing an appeal against the electoral roll or even an election petition against the conduct of elections as per law," it said. The EC said it had extended an invitation to Gandhi for an interaction on June 12, 2025, 'there has been no response from him so far." PTI NAB RT RT view comments First Published: August 02, 2025, 22:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
43 minutes ago
- India Today
He has his reasons: Shashi Tharoor differs with Rahul Gandhi over Trump's remarks
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while reacting to Rahul Gandhi's comments supporting Trump's 'dead economy' remark, has said that the Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha has his reasons for supporting it. "I don't want to comment on what my party leader has said. He has his reasons for saying so," said Tharoor while speaking to reporters. He also said that the US is important to India as a strategic and economic partner as it exports around 90 billion worth of goods to are exporting around 90 billion worth of goods to America. We can't be in a position to lose that or have it diminish significantly... We must wish our negotiators strength to get a fair deal for India," he said. Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday backed US President Donald Trump's scathing remarks on the Indian economy, calling it a "dead economy" and slamming the Modi government for its alleged mismanagement.'Yes, he is right, everybody knows this except the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister. Everybody knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. I am glad that President Trump has stated a fact. The entire world knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. The BJP has finished the economy to help Adani,' he said. Training his guns at the Prime Minister, he said, "PM Modi works only for one person: Adani. This (India-US trade) deal will take place, and PM Modi will do exactly what Trump says. The main issue sitting in front of India today is that the government has destroyed our economy, defence and foreign policy. They are running this country into the ground."A significant rift has recently emerged between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress party, particularly over the senior leader's public support for Operation Sindoor, which stands in contrast to the party's official openly praised the military action, repeatedly asserting that the nation comes before the party. The government's decision to appoint him as the head of the Operation Sindoor delegation to the US -- despite Congress not nominating him -- has further deepened the divide. - Ends
NDTV
an hour ago
- NDTV
"Has His Reasons": Shashi Tharoor On Rahul Gandhi's "Dead Economy" Remark
Mumbai: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday refused to comment on party leader Rahul Gandhi's endorsing US President Donald Trump's 'dead economy' remark about India and said the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha may have had his "own reasons" for saying so. The remarks came after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday agreed with US President Donald Trump's statement that the Indian economy is "dead" and said he is "glad" that the US President has stated a fact. Speaking to the mediapersons, Tharoor said, "I don't want to comment on what my party leader has said. He has his reasons for saying so. My concern is that our relationship with the US, as a strategic and economic partnership, is important for us. We are exporting around 90 billion worth of goods to America. We can't be in a position to lose that or have it diminish significantly." "We must wish our negotiators strength to get a fair deal for India. We should also be talking to other regions for exporting our goods. Then we could make up for some of what we might lose in the US. We have to support our negotiators," he added. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday agreed with US President Donald Trump's statement that the Indian economy is "dead" and said he is "glad" that the US President has stated a fact. Speaking to reporters, Rahul Gandhi said that the whole world knows the Indian economy is "dead" except for the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. "Yes, he is right. Everybody knows this except the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister. Everybody knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. I am glad that President Trump has stated a fact. The entire world knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. BJP has finished the economy to help Adani," Rahul Gandhi said. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump made a shocking statement on his social media platform Truth Social after the announcement of 25 percent tariffs against India and threatened an additional "penalty" for importing Russian oil.
