New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Amid political upheaval over the allegations of vote theft and strong objection to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) must work in a democratic manner and should address the doubts being raised by the opposition parties.

Defending Rahul Gandhi's "vote theft, an attack on Bharat Mata" remarks, Maji said that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha only wants to safeguard the constitution while ensuring that there is no tampering with people's voting rights.

"Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition, and as a citizen of the country, he has a great responsibility to protect democ...