New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Tuesday stressed the need to raise voices against election rigging now, saying the government and Election Commission must take the matter seriously if the country is to be governed democratically and people's opinions are to matter.

Speaking to reporters, Yadav said, "When will we raise our voice against all the rigging if not now? If we want our country to be governed democratically, where the opinions of the people matter, then it is very important that the current government and the Election Commission take cognisance of the entire matter."

"It shows the extent to which the BJP can go because it doesn't want the real issues of the country to be addressed. The government has fa...