New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged large-scale electoral manipulation and accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of functioning in collusion with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while addressing a public rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.

Referring to a recent statement by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Gandhi said the country was witnessing an ideological contest between "truth and power." He asserted that while Indian traditions place truth at the centre of moral and political life, the RSS believed that power, not truth, determined legitimacy.

"The fight in India today is between truth and untruth," Gandhi said, adding that the Congress would confront the BJP-led government by standing...