NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor threw his weight behind Rahul Gandhi 's "expose" on " vote chori " as the party decided to take it forward with a nationwide campaign .
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced that the party's state units will screen Rahul's "landmark press conference" in state capitals on Saturday "to expose the BJP-EC nexus". Party president Mallikarjun Kharge will discuss the idea of a national offensive on " election fraud " with Congress state managers and frontal heads on Monday. Party MP Manickam Tagore sought to raise the issue in Lok Sabha amid protests.
On Rahul's expose, Tharoor said, "These are serious questions which must be addressed in the interests of all parties and voters. Our democracy is too precious to allow its credibility be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness, or worse, deliberate tampering." Tharoor, who has famously diverged from Congress' view on geopolitical issues lately, was emphatic that EC should act urgently.
As a follow up, Rahul released an 8-minute video summary of his findings and raised questions about the outcome of 2022 Uttarakhand, 2023 MP and Chhattisgarh, and 2024 Maharashtra polls, a sensational claim that triggered Congress and opposition to exhume old complaints to EC.
Congress MP Vivek Tankha, tagging a video, said he had complained to EC about mass deletion of voters, fake and duplicate voters ahead of MP polls, and asked "why is the poll watchdog not acting impartially". Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who raised questions about the poll outcome in the past, was especially active on social media.
Allies joined in, with CPI (ML) chief Dipankar Bhattacharya announcing a "chunao chor, gaddi chod (vote thief, quit the throne)" campaign from Aug 9-11, and "Save Independence Day" campaign on Aug 15.
Samajwadi Party supporters took to social media with gusto sharing videos of Akhilesh Yadav saying "EC is dead" and making other remarks. NCP's Supriya Sule said after Rahul's presentation at a dinner on Thursday that was attended by INDIA bloc stalwarts, Sharad Pawar suggested that the presentation be given at every state, district and block level. DMK's Kanimozhi sought immediate action while TMC's Sagarika Ghose said Rahul's disclosures confirmed Mamata Banerjee's misgivings about SIR. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said EC must rethink if its responsibility is only to BJP.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced that the party's state units will screen Rahul's "landmark press conference" in state capitals on Saturday "to expose the BJP-EC nexus". Party president Mallikarjun Kharge will discuss the idea of a national offensive on " election fraud " with Congress state managers and frontal heads on Monday. Party MP Manickam Tagore sought to raise the issue in Lok Sabha amid protests.
On Rahul's expose, Tharoor said, "These are serious questions which must be addressed in the interests of all parties and voters. Our democracy is too precious to allow its credibility be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness, or worse, deliberate tampering." Tharoor, who has famously diverged from Congress' view on geopolitical issues lately, was emphatic that EC should act urgently.
As a follow up, Rahul released an 8-minute video summary of his findings and raised questions about the outcome of 2022 Uttarakhand, 2023 MP and Chhattisgarh, and 2024 Maharashtra polls, a sensational claim that triggered Congress and opposition to exhume old complaints to EC.
Congress MP Vivek Tankha, tagging a video, said he had complained to EC about mass deletion of voters, fake and duplicate voters ahead of MP polls, and asked "why is the poll watchdog not acting impartially". Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who raised questions about the poll outcome in the past, was especially active on social media.
Allies joined in, with CPI (ML) chief Dipankar Bhattacharya announcing a "chunao chor, gaddi chod (vote thief, quit the throne)" campaign from Aug 9-11, and "Save Independence Day" campaign on Aug 15.
Samajwadi Party supporters took to social media with gusto sharing videos of Akhilesh Yadav saying "EC is dead" and making other remarks. NCP's Supriya Sule said after Rahul's presentation at a dinner on Thursday that was attended by INDIA bloc stalwarts, Sharad Pawar suggested that the presentation be given at every state, district and block level. DMK's Kanimozhi sought immediate action while TMC's Sagarika Ghose said Rahul's disclosures confirmed Mamata Banerjee's misgivings about SIR. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said EC must rethink if its responsibility is only to BJP.
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