Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit again on the Election Fee after the ballot panel dismissed his ‘match-fixing’ allegations over the 2024 Maharashtra Meeting polls as “fully absurd”. The Chief Of Opposition within the Lok Sabha laid down two calls for earlier than the Election Fee, saying that “evasion” wouldn’t shield its credibility, however telling the reality would.

Earlier at present, Rahul Gandhi had stoked an issue after he alleged “match-fixing” within the Maharashtra polls final 12 months, claiming {that a} “blueprint for rigging democracy” was in play. He additionally alleged that it could subsequent occur within the Bihar elections and “wherever the BJP is dropping”.

Responding to Gandhi’s prices, the ballot physique later stated that any misinformation being unfold by anybody brings disrepute to the 1000’s of representatives appointed by political events throughout elections and demotivates lakhs of ballot employees who work tirelessly for the big train.

The Election Fee additionally identified that “unsubstantiated allegations” raised in opposition to the Maharashtra election are an affront to the rule of regulation.

Following this response by ECI, Rahul Gandhi took to X and wrote: “Expensive EC, You’re a Constitutional physique. Releasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries isn’t the way in which to reply to critical questions.”

He then went on to state his two calls for, and added: “If in case you have nothing to cover, reply the questions in my article and show it by: Publishing consolidated, digital, machine-readable voter rolls for the newest elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas of all states together with Maharashtra by releasing all post-5 pm CCTV footage from Maharashtra polling cubicles.”

“Evasion will not shield your credibility. Telling the reality will,” Gandhi added.

Expensive EC,

You’re a Constitutional physique. Releasing unsigned, evasive notes to intermediaries isn’t the way in which to reply to critical questions.

If in case you have nothing to cover, reply the questions in my article and show it by:

• Publishing consolidated, digital, machine-readable…

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 7, 2025

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Match-Fastened’ Election Claims

Gandhi had earlier stated that match-fixed elections are a “poison” for any democracy. He additionally outlined the alleged electoral irregularities in a stepwise method in a publish on X. These included: faux voters added, the voter turnout inflated, bogus voting facilitated and proof subsequently hidden.

The Congress chief shared an op-ed printed in The Indian Specific on his X account, and wrote “Learn how to steal an election? Maharashtra meeting elections in 2024 have been a blueprint for rigging democracy.”

“My article exhibits how this occurred, step-by-step: Step 1: Rig the panel for appointing the Election Fee. Step 2: Add faux voters to the roll. Step 3: Inflate voter turnout. Step 4: Goal the bogus voting precisely the place BJP must win. Step 5: Disguise the proof.

“It is not onerous to see why the BJP was so determined in Maharashtra. However rigging is like match-fixing – the facet that cheats would possibly win the sport, however damages establishments and destroys public religion within the outcome. All involved Indians should see the proof. Decide for themselves. Demand solutions,” Gandhi stated.