Thiruvananthapuram, August 11
Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of electoral malpractises during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and accused him of having a "track record of manufacturing stories" and allegations against the Constitutional bodies.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar told ANI on Sunday, "...Rahul Gandhi has a track record of manufacturing stories and allegations against Constitutional bodies, against Government, against the Indian armed forces. We have seen this in 2019 with Pulwama. We saw this in 2008 during the Mumbai attack. They will always manufacture a story and you must ask today why is he doing this. I will tell you my theory"
The BJP leader further accused the Congress MP of distracting the party leadership following a series of electoral losses under his leadership.
"The Congress party today is a very disgruntled party. After repeated losses under Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party is in a churn. To distract the Congress party leadership, the Congress party workers, Rahul Gandhi manufactures these controversies..."
He noted that the electoral rolls are accessible for scrutiny and said criticised Rahul Gandhi for being on the "vaction all the time", referring to his foreign trips
"Everybody who today is in politics, knows that the electoral rolls are available to every political party for scrutiny before elections. Rahul Gandhi doesn't know it because he is on vacation all the time. We are not to blame, the people of India are not to blame...Uptil now, he was blaming the EVMs. Now he has abandoned the EVM, now he is going to electoral roll."
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday again asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to either give a declaration as per the rules or apologise to the country for his "false" allegations regarding the voter lists.
— ANI
Reader Comments
As a neutral voter, I feel both sides are playing politics. BJP shouldn't mock foreign trips when their own leaders travel abroad. But yes, Rahul Gandhi needs better arguments than just crying foul every time.
Chandrasekhar is spot on! Congress has become expert in manufacturing controversies after every defeat. Remember how they questioned surgical strikes too? Shameful! 🇮🇳
I'm an NRI following Indian politics. The electoral roll argument makes no sense - my relatives in Kerala checked their names easily. Maybe RG should focus on rebuilding Congress instead of excuses.
While I don't support Congress, BJP shouldn't dismiss all concerns. Healthy democracy needs opposition voices. But yes, Rahul Gandhi needs to bring proof, not just allegations.
Typical Congress strategy - when you can't win elections, question the process! People have rejected them 3 times, still they don't get the message. Time for new leadership!
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