New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Even as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi was in the msdst of a news conference alleging poll irregularities, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of responded in stogly worded letter asking him to sign an affidavit detail his allegations made on the addition and deletion of electors.

"It is understood that during a Press Conference held today, you had mentioned about the inclusion of ineligible electors and exclusion of eligible electors in the Electoral Rolls cited at Para 3. You are kindly requested to sign and return the enclosed Declaration/Oath under Rule 20(3)(b) of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, along with the name(s) of such elector(s) so that necessary procee...