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'Won't spare anyone': Rahul Gandhi accuses EC of 'vote chori' for BJP; claims to have 'open and shut' proof

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NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday doubled down on Election Commission , alleging that the constitutional body is involved in "Vote chori ( vote theft )."

"We have open and shut proof that the Election Commission is involved in vote theft. I am saying this with 100% proof," Rahul Gandhi said while talking to reporters outside Parliament.
The Congress MP further alleged that the Election Commission is working for the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ). "As soon as we release it, the entire nation will come to know that Election Commission is working for the BJP to steal votes. We had suspicions in the Madhya Pradesh elections , Lok Sabha elections, and our suspicions grew during the Maharashtra elections. We conducted our own investigation for six months and what we got is an atom bomb ," the LoP said.



He added, "The Election Commission won't be visible in the country when this atom bomb will explode. Whosoever is doing this in the Election Commission, right from the top to bottom... we won't spare them because they are working against India. This is treason and nothing less than that."

Gandhi's remarks came as the election commission, following the completion of the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar.

No compiled list was made available, however voters can check their names on the EC's website. There were 7.93 crore registered voters in the state before the SIR exercise began in June, according to the EC.

It is yet to be known how many voters are in the just-published draft rolls. The publication of the draft rolls also kicked off the process of "claims and objections", which would continue till September 1, and during the period, voters with complaints of wrongful deletion of names can approach the authorities concerned seeking a remedy.

In the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), voters received "enumeration forms" either through booth-level officers (BLOs) or booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties. Voters were required to fill in these forms, sign them, and attach valid identity documents before submitting them.

They also had the option to download and submit the forms online.

This stage concluded on July 25. According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 7.23 crore voters submitted their enumeration forms. Around 35 lakh individuals were found to have either permanently migrated or could not be traced.

Additionally, 22 lakh voters were reported as deceased, and seven lakh were registered in more than one electoral roll.

The EC further noted that 1.2 lakh voters did not submit the enumeration forms.
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