Maharashtra polls were match-fixed, Bihar next: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday deed retired astatine the Election Commission aft the canvass watchdog rejected his allegations of rigging successful the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election.

Reacting to the EC's refutation attributed to the committee officials who spoke connected anonymity, Gandhi said, "Evasion won't support your credibility. Telling the information will".Also read: 'LOP's desperation implicit Congress losses connected display,' says BJPSharing his op-ed published successful 'The Indian Express', headlined "Match-fixing Maharashtra", connected X, Rahul reiterated the allegations helium has been making since the poll's effect was announced. The 2024 Maharashtra assembly predetermination was a "blueprint for rigging democracy", helium said, alleging that this "match-fixing" would adjacent hap successful Bihar and "then anyplace BJP is losing".

On EC officials rejecting his claims, Rahul said, "Dear EC, you are a law body. Releasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries is not the mode to respond to superior questions.""If you person thing to hide, reply the questions successful my nonfiction and beryllium it by: Publishing consolidated, digital, machine-readable elector rolls for the astir caller elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas of each states including Maharashtra and by releasing each post-5 p.m. CCTV footage from Maharashtra polling booths," helium demanded.

Rahul further said, "My nonfiction shows however this happened, measurement by step: Step 1: Rig the sheet for appointing the Election Commission. Step 2: Add fake voters to the roll. Step 3: Inflate elector turnout. Step 4: Target the bogus voting precisely wherever BJP needs to win. Step 5: Hide the evidence."He said, "It's not hard to spot wherefore BJP was truthful hopeless successful Maharashtra. But rigging is similar match-fixing - the broadside that cheats mightiness triumph the game, but damages institutions and destroys nationalist religion successful the result."