Oppn sharpens its attack on EC; poll panel and BJP rebut charge
New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Opposition continued its attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, accusing it of working at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, evoking sharp reactions from the poll panel and ruling party leaders who asked them to give proof of their allegations.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who on Friday claimed that his party had uncovered an "atom bomb" of evidence proving voters lists were manipulated on a large scale, reiterated his claims on Saturday.
"You will see the shock wave that is going to go through the electoral system when we release this data. It is like an atom bomb," the Congress MP said at an event in Delhi and added "the truth is that the election system in India is already dead."
Later in the day, EC shared Gandhi's remarks on its official X account, saying: "The statements made are Misleading and Baseless."
The BJP, meanwhile, dared Gandhi to detonate "the atom bomb" of evidence. "Rahul Gandhi says he is in possession of an atom bomb. If it is so, he should detonate it at once. He should just ensure that he is himself out of harm's way", defence minister Rajnath Singh said. P7...
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