New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday termed as "baseless and irresponsible" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim his party had uncovered an "atom bomb" of evidence proving voters lists were manipulated on a large scale, and said that it ignores such statements.

"We dug deep because the Election Commission wasn't helping," Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament. "What we found is an atom bomb. When it explodes, you won't be able to see the Election Commission in India."

The Leader of Opposition said the party began investigating after noticing irregularities during the Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Lok Sabha elections. He alleged that over 10 million voters were fraudulently added to the rolls.

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