Political tensions are rising in India over alleged vote tampering. Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, recently raised serious concerns about irregularities in the voter list. The Election Commission initially sought an affidavit from Rahul Gandhi regarding these claims and suggested he apologize. Following this, the Election Commission has summoned a 30-member delegation of the opposition for a meeting.
The meeting between opposition MPs and the Election Commission is scheduled for today. The Election Commission has called for the meeting at 12 noon. A day earlier, after Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh requested time to meet with the Election Commission regarding the voter list discrepancies. The Election Commission has responded by inviting a delegation of 30 people for the meeting.
An official letter from the Election Commission of India Secretariat has been sent to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. The letter states, “The EC has granted an appointment for an interaction at 12:00 PM today. It is requested that, due to the limitation of space, names of up to 30 persons may kindly be intimated…”
The Congress/Opposition delegation will meet the Election Commission at 12 noon today. The Election Commission informed Jairam Ramesh about the meeting via a letter. Today, the opposition MPs will march from Parliament House to the Election Commission at 11:30 AM. The Congress had previously requested a meeting time from the Election Commission. The names of the members included in the delegation from the Congress side have not been revealed yet. It remains to be seen which opposition leaders will be meeting with the Election Commission.
The battle over voter lists continues. Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders are questioning the Election Commission on various grounds. Rahul Gandhi has directly accused the Election Commission of vote theft. He also launched a campaign in this regard the previous day. As part of this, Rahul also launched a website and appealed to people to join the campaign.