Dehradun, Sept. 18 -- Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Thursday backed Rahul Gandhi's allegations of vote theft, stating that Gandhi has revealed a "harsh truth."

Speaking to ANI, the senior Congress leader accused the Election Commission of acting like a "political party" and accused them of avoiding answers to the questions posed to them.

Harish Rawat said, "...Rahul Gandhi has revealed a harsh truth that we've all sensed over the last few elections. The votes from a particular segment of society and followers of a specific ideology have been suddenly deleted... Additionally, many other names have been added with single-line addresses that are unverifiable. These votes are being added in lar...