Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, took a hit at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi after his allegations of voter list manipulation and electronic voting machines tampering in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
Fadnavis on X said, “Jhooth bole kauwa kaate, kaale kauwe se dariyo.”
“Rahul Gandhi, I understand the sting of your humiliating defeat in Maharashtra is intensifying by the day. But how long will you keep shooting arrows blindly?” he added.
He further provided data to counter Gandhi's allegations, adding that voter turnout increased significantly in several constituencies where Congress and its allies secured victory.
Gandhi on June 24 had posted on X, “In Maharashtra CM’s own constituency, the voter list grew by 8% in just 5 months. Some booths saw a 20-50% surge.”
He added that booth level officers reported unknown individuals casting votes and that the media uncovered thousands of voters with no verified address.
He said that the Election Commission is “Silent - or complicit.”
“These aren’t isolated glitches. This is vote theft. The cover-up is the confession.”
He said that this is why Congress is demanding the immediate release of machine-readable digital voter rolls and CCTV footage.
Earlier this month, Gandhi, in a newspaper article, claimed that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections were a "blueprint for rigging democracy" and alleged that this "match-fixing" would next happen in Bihar.
Fadnavis had rejected Gandhi’s allegations then, saying, “Rahul Gandhi consistently insults the democratic process. He repeatedly disrespects the public mandate. People have rejected Rahul Gandhi, and in retaliation, he is rejecting the people. This will only push the Congress party further into decline.”
