Give proof, don't use dirty phrases like 'vote chori': EC
Rahul Gandhi
over alleged
voter data fudging
, the
Election Commission
on Thursday said instead of creating
false narrative
by using "dirty phrases" like '
vote chori
', proof should be given.
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In a statement, the EC said the law for "one person one vote" is already is existence since the first elections in 1951-1952.
"If anyone has any proof of any person actually voting twice in any election, it should be shared with ECI with a written affidavit rather than colouring all the electors of India as 'chor' without any proof," it said.
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The poll authority said that by trying to create a false narrative by using "dirty phrases" like "vote chori" for Indian electors, is not only a direct attack on the crores of Indian electors but also an assault on the integrity of lakhs of election staff.
Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, last week cited data to allege that more than one lakh votes were 'stolen' in the Mahadevpura assembly constituency of Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha in the
2024 elections
, resulting in the defeat of a Congress candidate.
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The Election Commission had directed Gandhi to give a written declaration on his claims.
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