India, June 10 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's (EC) reported decision to share electoral-roll data for Haryana and Maharashtra as "a good first step," but demanded that the poll body announce a clear timeline for providing the information in a digital, machine-readable format.

Gandhi posted a screenshot of a media report on X, which claimed that the EC had agreed to share voter roll data for the two states spanning from 2009 to 2024. The report follows an assurance allegedly given by the EC to the Delhi High Court earlier this year. However, there has been no official confirmation from the EC regarding the move.

"Good first step taken by EC to hand over voter rolls," Gandhi posted. "Can the E...