New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday hit out at Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, over his statement accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of vote theft, stating that if the Congress MP have such evidence, then he must submit it to the Supreme Court.
Mishra further slammed Rahul Gandhi, stating that he is making false claims without any proof.
“If he truly has any evidence, he should present the proof in the Supreme Court of India and the Election Commission. He should also present it to the public. As it stands, he is simply making false claims; he has no proof,” Mishra told ANI.
Earlier in the day, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, criticised the ECI, accusing the poll body of being complicit in “vote theft” to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Gandhi claimed his party has “open-and-shut proof” of the alleged electoral malpractice, which he likened to an “atom bomb” that will expose the ECI’s involvement when revealed.
Talking to reporters on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Congress said, “Votes are being stolen. We have open-and-shut proof that the Election Commission is involved in this vote theft. And I’m not saying this lightly, I’m speaking with 100% proof. And when we release it (proof), the entire country will come to know that the Election Commission is enabling vote theft. And who are they doing it for? They’re doing it for the BJP.”
Gandhi said that the findings of an investigation by the Congress amount to nothing short of an “atom bomb,” with implications severe enough to shake the very foundations of the ECI.
“We had suspicion of voter theft, and we got into its granularity. Since the Election Commision was not helpful in the investigation, we did our own. It took six months, and the things we found are an ‘Atom Bomb’ and when this atom bomb explodes, you won’t see the Election Commission in the country,” he added.
Gandhi warned that the findings are explosive and will have severe implications for the ECI, and warned ECI officials involved in the alleged malpractice that they will face consequences, even if they are retired. He described their actions as “no less than treason”.
“Most importantly, whoever in the Elections Commission is involved in this exercise, right from top to bottom, we will not spare you. You are working against India, and this is no less than treason. Wherever you are, even if you are retired, we will find you,” said the Lok Sabha LoP.
In response to the allegation, the Election Commission of India rejected the opposition claims of vote theft ahead of the Bihar elections, calling them baseless and irresponsible.
The EC said its officials should continue working fairly and transparently, without being affected by daily threats or false statements.
As per the statement from ECI, “Election Commission ignores such baseless allegations being made on a daily basis and despite threats being given daily, asks all election officials to ignore such irresponsible statements while working impartially and transparently.”The Election Commission of India has also responded to Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, saying he ignored official messages sent on June 12 and never raised any concerns through proper channels.
Terming his recent accusations and threats as “wild” and “deplorable. “As per the statement of ECI, “1. ECI sends a mail to him on 12 June 2025. He does not come. 2. ECI sends him a letter on 12 June 2025, but he does not respond. 3. He has never sent any letter to ECI on any issue, whatsoever 4. It is very strange that he is making wild allegations and has now even started threatening EC and its staff. Deplorable ! 5. ECI ignores all such irresponsible statements and asks all its staff to continue working impartially and transparently.” (ANI)
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