New Delhi, July 23 -- Amid Opposition protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being conducted by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar, Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made sensational claims, saying that an "election theft" is ongoing in the country.

"Hindustan mein election chori kiye jaa rahe hai (Election/Votes are being stolen in India)," Gandhi told reporters here.

The Lok Sabha LoP was responding to a question about 52 lakh voters being removed from the voter list in Bihar amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Gandhi stated that they cheated in Maharashtra, and when asked to clarify, the constitutional body refused to show them videos by changi...