'How were 2024 polls legitimate?' Rahul accuses EC of declaring 140m who voted illegal
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned the legitimacy of the 2024 Indian general elections, citing discrepancies regarding millions of voters. He also criticized the influence of corporate interests, specifically targeting the relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman Gautam Adani.
Why it matters
These allegations challenge the integrity of the world's largest democratic exercise and highlight ongoing tensions between Indian political parties and corporate influence.
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned the legitimacy of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections while addressing the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. He accused the Election Commission of declaring 140 million people who voted in the polls either "non-existent voters or non-voters"."If the Election Commission declares 140 million voters illegal, how is the election possibly legitimate?" the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said."140 million people who voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha election were declared as either non-existent voters or non-voters a few months ago... If the election commission has declared 140 million voters, who supposedly voted in the 2024 elections, approximately 13% of Indian voters, illegal non-voters, then how is that election possibly legitimate?"
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