Jaipur, Aug. 10 -- Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday termed Election Commission's demand for a signed declaration from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on the latter's "vote theft" allegations as "utterly absurd" and an attempt to save its reputation.

In a post on X, senior Congress leader Gehlot criticised the EC's demand, stating that Rahul Gandhi had presented evidence to the public.

"Mr. Rahul Gandhi has exposed the Vote Chori being done by the Election Commission in the voter list by presenting all the evidence before the public, and the entire country trusts him on this. The demand for an declaration by the Election Commission seems utterly absurd and appears to be an attempt to save its own reputation," he said on X....