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Rahul Gandhi Accuses EC of ‘Match-Fixing’; BJP Defends Poll Panel Amid Row
- •Rahul Gandhi has demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that India’s elections are being “match-fixed.”
- •The controversy stems from reported differences within the Election Commission.
- •The BJP has strongly rejected Gandhi’s allegations and defended the Election Commission’s functioning.
- •The Election Commission maintains that individual differences do not represent its final decisions, and its orders are unanimous.
- •This political battle raises questions about the Election Commission, electoral-roll revision, and institutional accountability.
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Rahul Gandhi demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation after alleging that India's elections are being "match-fixed" and rigged. His claims followed reports regarding internal dissent within the Election Commission and objections raised over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The Election Commission maintained that individual differences or observations do not represent its final decisions and asserted that all its orders, including those concerning the SIR, have been taken unanimously.
According to media reports, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over a 10-month period to decisions and orders taken without their knowledge, including matters involving voter roll revisions.
