The Election Commission clarified earlier that CCTV footage from polling booths is kept for 45 days and shared only on Supreme Court’s order. It debunks Rahul Gandhi’s repeated claim that the evidence of ‘vote chori’ is being destroyed.
Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” allegation against Haryana CM Nayab Singh is misleading. The complete clip reveals Singh was speaking about BJP’s confidence and internal preparations, not any manipulation of votes as claimed by the Congress leader.
The nodal election body, however, emphasised that it was not unusual for results to vary drastically in 2 consecutive elections in the same constituency. It cited the example of the Malegaon Central Vidhan Sabha constituency.
Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow, found Thakur’s petition procedurally valid and set 26th September for recording his statement under oath. He claimed ANI circulated false Election Commission news and avoided police fearing possible influence in the matter.
Rahul Gandhi once again dodged accountability, declaring it is not his job to protect India’s democracy even as he hurled fresh “vote chori” allegations against the Election Commission.
Rahul Gandhi’s claim of vote chori in Aland, Karnataka through deletion of names using software was countered by the Election Commission, which clarified it filed the FIR and confirmed manual checks prevent wrongful voter removals.
At his press conference, Rahul Gandhi demanded the Election Commission reveal voter deletion details within a week, accusing it of shielding those “murdering democracy” and warning of mass manipulations across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.