At CWC, Rahul credits Cong for EC 'revelations', gives 'oppose & resist' message
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claims that his party's campaign against alleged election irregularities has forced the Election Commission to address internal differences. He further criticized the government's handling of electoral processes, labeling them as 'match-fixing' and urging party workers to maintain resistance.
Why it matters
These allegations touch on the integrity of democratic institutions in India and highlight ongoing political tensions between the opposition and the ruling party.
NEW DELHIL Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that Congress's sustained campaign over alleged irregularities in elections had forced differences within the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls into the public domain, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.Speaking at a closed-door meeting of the Congress Working Committee at Indira Bhawan, Rahul Gandhi said revelations about the poll panel were now coming out because of the party's campaign, sources told PTI.He said the Congress had been consistently raising the issue of "vote chori" and highlighting alleged irregularities in the elections in Haryana, Karnataka and Maharashtra, but had initially faced scepticism."The atmosphere has changed over the last two years," Ranhul said, according to PTI sources, attributing the shift largely to the Congress's "fact-based presentations"."The issue is now being discussed in the media and in editorials," he was quoted as saying.During the…
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