India, Aug. 8 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a detailed rebuttal to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's sharp five-question challenge posed at a rally earlier in the day, where he accused the poll body of bias, tampering, and shielding the ruling party.

Responding under the hashtag #ECIFactCheck, the Election Commission dismissed Rahul Gandhi's allegations as "misleading" and accused him of making public claims without following any official complaint process or legal recourse.

The poll body asked Rahul Gandhi to "either sign the declaration on issues" he has raised in the press conference on Thursday or else "apologise to the nation."

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