Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has directly accused the BJP for the Maharashtra assembly elections held in November 2024. He said that ‘match fixing’ was done in this election, which already tried to decide the BJP’s victory.
Rahul Gandhi said in an article written in the newspaper The Indian Express on Saturday, “The BJP and its allies had planned 5 steps to win the election.” He also said that like Maharashtra, match fixing will be in Bihar next time, then in any state where the BJP is seen losing.
The Election Commission termed Rahul’s claims baseless. The Commission said, ‘It is absurd to make such allegations after not coming in favor of the election decisions. In its reply sent to the Congress on 24 December 2024, all these facts were kept in front, which are available on the Election Commission website. It seems that all these facts are being completely ignored by raising such issues again and again.
Rahul said- poison for match fixing democracy in elections
‘It is not difficult to understand why the BJP was in such a furore in Maharashtra, but rigging is like match fixing. The team that cheats may win, but it weakens institutions. The trust of the public on the election ends. Every responsible Indian should look at these evidences and ask questions. Match fixing in elections is poison for any democracy.
‘I am not talking about any small electoral disturbances, but I am talking about such rigging which was done on a large scale and in which the efforts of the country’s important institutions were tried.’
‘A Union Minister was placed in place of CJI in the committee appointing Election Commissioners through Election Commissioner Appointment Act. This ended the fairness and the entire control went into the hands of the government. It is not right to remove the Chief Justice and bring the cabinet minister. Think, why would someone remove a fair person and bring his man? The answer is found automatically. ‘
