Rahul Gandhi to protest against ‘electoral fraud' in Karnataka Lok Sabha polls, to submit memorandum in Bengaluru
'He (Gandhi) will meet Election Commission officials and submit a representation on August 4. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) will organise events before he submits the memorandum,' the Karnataka minister told reporters.
Last Thursday, Gandhi claimed he had '100 per cent proof' that the Election Commission 'allowed cheating' in a Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka and that the elections were being 'stolen'. 'I am absolutely convinced that in constituency after constituency, this is the drama that is taking place. Thousands and thousands of new voters (were added),' he alleged.
Gandhi made the remarks when the Opposition parties were protesting against the Election Commission's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
Programme details of Gandhi are yet to be finalised, Parameshwara said, responding to a question on whether a padayatra would be held. 'KPCC president (D K Shivakumar) and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) are finalising it. As of now, Rahul Gandhi will address party workers at Freedom Park. After that, he will submit a memorandum to the Election Commission. This is the tentative programme,' he said.
Noting that Gandhi had raised complaints about electoral malpractices, Parameshwara said there had been other complaints too. 'In many constituencies, local legislators have filed complaints,' he said.
Siddaramaiah echoed Rahul Gandhi's views later and suggested that the Congress suffered a setback in the April 2024 polls 'due to the illegal manipulation of electoral rolls….'
'There is clear evidence that electoral malpractice took place in Karnataka. In constituencies across the state, there were complaints by our party workers that new voters were added suddenly and in a suspicious manner, while names of long-time voters were removed without justification,' the chief minister said.
The chief minister also accused the BJP of misusing the Election Commission for the purpose.
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