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Rahul Gandhi vs ECI: 'Vote Chori' Claims Intensify Amidst 14 EC Objections
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News18•24-09-2026, 21:18
Rahul Gandhi vs ECI: 'Vote Chori' Claims Intensify Amidst 14 EC Objections
- •Political confrontation over India’s Election Commission escalates following a report detailing 14 formal objections by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over 10 months.
- •Objections included issues like electoral-roll management and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
- •Rahul Gandhi renewed his “vote chori” allegations, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and questioning electoral integrity.
- •The Election Commission stated the objections were part of internal decision-making and that final decisions by the three-member panel were unanimous.
- •The BJP rejected the Opposition’s claims, defending the ECI and arguing that internal differences do not indicate electoral wrongdoing.
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Rahul Gandhi demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Election Commission of treason and electoral fraud following a report that two election commissioners raised formal objections 14 times over internal decisions.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded formal objections over a 10-month period regarding issues such as electoral-roll management and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The Election Commission stated that the reported objections were part of its internal decision-making process and that all panel decisions were unanimous. The BJP dismissed the opposition's claims, arguing that internal deliberations do not constitute electoral wrongdoing.
