New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has once again targeted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, urging him to make public the data related to the Karnataka Assembly elections. Taking to social media on Thursday, the Congress MP alleged that the central poll body was shielding those behind voter fraud.
“Stop giving excuses and hand over the evidence to Karnataka CID,” Rahul posted on X, accusing the CEC of protecting “vote thieves.”
The Election Commission, however, dismissed the allegations as “false and baseless,” insisting that due process had been followed.
Rahul claimed that after the Congress candidate in Aland Assembly segment flagged irregularities, a local election officer lodged an FIR. But, he alleged, the CID’s inquiry has been hindered by the CEC, who