Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday slammed the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the latter's "vote theft" remark, accusing the Congress leader of lying and maligning the image of Constitutional bodies.

Fadnavis was responding to Rahul Gandhi's recent remark putting "vote theft" allegations on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and said there has been no vote theft in Maharashtra or India.

"Neither has there been theft of votes in Maharashtra nor in any other parts of the nation. 'Rahul Gandhi ke dimaag ki chip chori ho gayi hai aur unki hard disk corrupt ho gayi hai'. Rahul Gandhi is just lying and stealing the mandate of the public (The chip in the mind of Rahul Gandhi has ...