Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ allegation baseless, says Ram Madhav

BJP national vice-president V. Ram Madhav on Sunday rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ allegation against the NDA government as baseless and condemned the Congress’s accusations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) as unwarranted.

Mr. Madhav was in Tirupati on a pilgrimage and watched the ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme along with party leaders. Speaking to the media later, he said the Opposition parties were unable to accept the people’s verdict in a democratic system and were therefore resorting to “wild allegations”.

He said the fear of successive electoral defeats was constantly haunting the Opposition parties. “The demeaning acts against constitutional bodies should be condemned by all,” he said, appealing to the public to stand by the constitutional institutions.