Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (EC) on Thursday dismissed as "incorrect and baseless" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar was protecting those involved in voter deletion scams.

In a strongly worded statement, the EC said: "Allegations made by Shri Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Shri Rahul Gandhi."

The poll body further clarified that no voter can be removed from the rolls without due process, stating that every deletion requires giving the affected person an opportunity to be heard.

Responding to Gandhi's reference to Karnataka's Aland constituency, the ...