Rahul Gandhi’s Statement
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, stated, “Look at the state of democracy in India. 300 MPs wanted to meet the Election Commission to present a document, but they weren’t allowed. They are scared. What will happen if 300 MPs come and the truth comes out?”
Not a Political Battle – Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi further stated that this fight is no longer political. “This is a fight for the Constitution and for ‘one person, one vote, ‘” he said. “We have clearly shown in Karnataka that this was a case of ‘multiple men, multiple votes’. The entire opposition is fighting against this. It will now be very difficult for the Election Commission to hide.”
‘A Diversionary Tactic’
Commenting on the Election Commission’s notice, Rahul Gandhi said, “This is the Election Commission’s data. It’s not my data that I will sign (on an affidavit). Put that data on your website, and you will know. All this is just to divert attention from the issue. This happened not only in Bengaluru but also in many other constituencies.”
‘EC’s Data Will Crumble’
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi further stated that the Election Commission knows its data will crumble. “What they are trying to hide, we will expose,” he said. ‘Question Mark on EC’s Role’
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda said that a question mark has been raised on the Election Commission’s role in the country. He alleged that the Election Commission is playing the role of an assistant to the BJP instead of an impartial body. “There have been irregularities in Haryana as well,” he added. “Today, the Haryana Election Commission has also issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi.”
‘The Struggle Will Continue’
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari stated that this struggle will continue. “Until vote theft stops, we will continue to democratically protest, following the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi,” he said. “Now we will go to Parliament and strongly oppose the black bills that they are passing.”
Election Commission Rejected Our Demand
Congress MP K.C. Venugopal said that they had requested a meeting with the Election Commission for all MPs, which was rejected. “We will decide what to do next,” he added.
‘We Are Going to Parliament’
After being released from custody, Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma said that the police had detained them but have now released them. “They didn’t let us go to the Election Commission and took us to the police station,” he said. “Now we are going to Parliament.”
