Kaithal, Nov. 6 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Haryana unit, said on Thursday that the disclosure by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of 2.5 million "fake votes" polled in the Haryana Assembly elections last year confirms what the CPI(M) had claimed after the election results a year ago -- that the government was not formed by the people's mandate.
Haryana CPI-M State Secretary Prem Chand in a press release said the revelation has once again raised questions about the fairness of the democratic electoral system.
The question has been raised based on "concrete evidence", he said. It is condemnable that the Election Commission's statement in this regard has been aimed at suppressing the matter rather than investigating and rect...