New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the government reiterating his ‘vote-chori’ charge and alleged that the BJP is colluding with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to steal and win elections across the country.
Rahul Gandhi asked in Lok Sabha why Prime Minister, Home Minister gave gift of immunity to election commissioners by changing law, why was law on CCTV footage changed.
He further mentioned about given enough proof on how the Election Commission is colluding with those in power to shape elections, referring to his multiple addresses before media on alleged vote-chori charge.
Continuing with his vote-chori allegation, Rahul Gandhi said another institution capture is the one that directly controls the election system of our country, which is the Election Commission.
“The third capture of the institution that directly controls the election system of our country, the Election Commission. Now, I am not saying this without proof. I have put forth adequate proof about how the Election Commission is colluding with those in power to shape the elections,” he said.
“…I want to ask three questions first, which will make it very clear that the BJP is directing and using the Election Commission to damage India’s democracy. The first question, why is it that the CJI was removed from the selection panel of the Election Commissioner… On one side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Amit Shah. On the other side, the Leader of Opposition. I have no voice in that room. What they decide is what happens. So the first question, why is the Prime Minister and Amit Shah so keen on choosing exactly who the election commissioner is going to be?… In December 2023, this government changed the law. They changed the law to make sure that no Election Commissioner could be punished for any action they take while they are Election Commissioners,” Rahul Gandhi asked.
In another remark, Rahul Gandhi said, “Election Commission has not told me why this lady’s picture has appeared on the polling list. They have not told me why lakhs and lakhs of duplicate voters exist. They have not told me why a BJP leader is coming from Uttar Pradesh to vote in Haryana. These are straightforward questions, and there is clear proof that I have put before the country.”
“But the Election Commission has no answer to these questions, and that is the result of the complete capture of the Election Commission by the people across the aisle… Why is it that after the SIR in Bihar, 1.2 lakh duplicate photos exist in the voting list, if you’ve cleaned up the voting list? And we have not just proven this about Haryana, we have proven this in Karnataka, we have proven this in Maharashtra, and I am absolutely certain this is how you are winning elections in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and across the country,” LoP Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha.
Rahul Gandhi also took on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and alleged that it wanted to capture all the institutions, saying, “The project of the RSS was to capture the institutional framework of the country… Vice-chancellor after vice-chancellor is placed not on merit, not on capability, not on scientific temper, but on the fact that he belongs to a particular organisation. Second capture, which helps in destroying democracy. The capture of the intelligence agencies. The capture of the CBI, of the ED, of the Income Tax Department. And the systematic placement of bureaucrats who favour their ideology and attack the opposition and anybody who chooses to oppose the RSS.”
