New Delhi: As Congress leaders amplified the vote theft allegation of Rahul Gandhi, the Election Commission Saturday once again pressed the Leader of the Opposition to either sign a declaration to support his claims or apologise to the country for making “fake” charges.
A day after Gandhi and the EC exchanged barbs over alleged vote theft in at least three states, poll authority officials again insisted on a signed declaration by the Congress leader to substantiate his claims.
“Rahul Gandhi should either give a declaration as per the rules, or apologise to the country for his false allegations,” an official said.
After his “vote chori” claims, the chief electoral officers of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Haryana had asked Gandhi to furnish names of those he claims were either left out or wrongfully included in the electoral rolls, along with a signed declaration as per the Conduct of Election Rules.
But Gandhi had made it clear that he would not sign a declaration, asserting that he had already taken an oath to uphold the Constitution as a member of Parliament.
PTI
