Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, August 24, renewed his attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of working in partnership against opposition parties in poll-bound Bihar. His remarks came in the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, which he claimed was being misused to influence the upcoming assembly elections.
Speaking at a joint press conference with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in Araria, Gandhi asserted that the opposition would not allow any attempt to “steal” votes in Bihar. He demanded that the Election Commission ensure an accurate and transparent voters’ list for the state ahead of the polls later this year.
“Our entire pressure is to change the behaviour of the Election Commission and we will not leave it. We will not let you steal the election in Bihar. You stole in Maharashtra. You stole in Haryana. In Karnataka, we clearly showed that votes were stolen. We will not let it happen here,” Gandhi said, reiterating his charge of electoral malpractice under the BJP’s watch.
