New Delhi, September 18 (IANS) NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule and Shiv Sena-UBT leader Arvind Sawant on Thursday supported Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s large-scale voter manipulation allegations, saying that the issue was “serious and painful for democracy” and demanded a deep investigation.
Addressing reporters in Mumbai, Sule said that Rahul Gandhi had “raised the right issue” by presenting detailed data and figures on the alleged “vote-chori” in the Alind constituency of Karnataka during the 2023 assembly elections.
He said, “This is a matter of great concern and should be investigated. Is it a painful matter for a healthy democracy?”
When asked about similar claims of leaders in other constituencies, Sule said that both of them and party members Amol Kolhe had won from Baramati and Shirur respectively.
He said, “Despite the fact that we start an inquiry despite winning. It is not about protest or ruling party. We are not raising these issues just because we sit in protest,” he clarified.
Responding to the BJP’s allegations that the opposition leaders were flagging the “vote-chary” and the opposition leaders were fleeing to join the ruling distribution, saying that Sule said that the blame from opposition ranks was a result of pressure from central investigative agencies.
He said, “This is due to ED, CBI, Income Tax. We all have seen how aggressively these agencies have worked. Now it has cooled down a bit. We do not have the type of machine that BJP has,” he said.
Emphasizing the seriousness of the charge, Sule said, “On vote-chori, data is not a lie.”
Shiv Sena-UBT MP Arvind Sawant also supported Rahul Gandhi’s claims, in which the Election Commission alleged an optimal.
“Now Rahul Gandhi is now clearly presenting how votes are being done. During the assembly elections, 40 lakh new voters were added. Yet ECI is not sharing the CCTV footage of voting after 5 pm,” Sant told reporters.
His comment was followed by Rahul Gandhi, at a press conference in Delhi, a few hours after the BJP and the Election Commission were responsible for manipulating the systemic voter roll manipulation and removing thousands of votes in the Aland constituency.
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