Formally write to us on Maharashtra ‘rigging’, EC babus dare Rahul Gandhi | India Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Election Fee officers on Sunday challenged Congress’ Rahul Gandhi to follow-up on his claims of “rigging” in 2024 Maharashtra meeting elections by formally writing to the ballot panel, saying solely then can it supply a proper, point-by-point rebuttal of his “baseless allegations”.“It is vitally unusual that even after 24 hours have handed, Rahul has neither written any letter to EC nor sought time with it to air his grievances,” stated a senior EC functionary. “It’s public data {that a} constitutional physique like EC can not reply formally to allegations except they’re raised or communicated to it instantly,” the functionary added.Additionally learn: ‘Maharashtra polls had been match-fixed, Bihar subsequent,’ alleges Rahul GandhiRahul, chief of opposition in Lok Sabha, on Saturday hit out at EC after it rejected his allegations of “rigging” in Maharashtra elections in an Op-Ed. He had stated the ballot was a “blueprint for rigging democracy”and alleged that this “match-fixing” would subsequent occur in Bihar and “then anyplace BJP is dropping”.The EC functionary stated the ballot physique is intrigued that Rahul, on one aspect, says that the problems raised by him with respect to Maharashtra elections are very critical, “however relating to placing them down in black and white to EC, he shies away”.It was prompt that Rahul was presumably greatly surprised by a “truthful and factual, point-by-point rebuttal given by EC as soon as once more on Saturday”. EC had earlier clarified the exact same points with full information and figures in a word in its response to Congress dated Dec 24, 2024, and once more by the media on April 22, 2025.“Rahul, by his Op-Ed article, ended up criticising sales space stage brokers (BLAs), polling brokers and counting brokers appointed by his personal social gathering or its candidates, in Maharashtra. His baseless accusations have disrespected 10.5 lakh BLAs, 50 lakh polling officers and one lakh counting supervisors appointed by EC nationwide, by questioning their integrity and exhausting work,” stated an officer.As per EC directions, footage from CCTV cameras of polling stations can all the time be scrutinised by the competent excessive court docket in any election petition. Nevertheless, the footage isn’t shared with the general public or political events by EC to guard the integrity of elections and the privateness of voters. “Does the LoP not belief even the excessive court docket now?” requested the officer.EC sources stated the fee had, as a part of its consultations with nationwide and state events on all election-related points, invited Congress for a gathering on Could 15, 2025. “But it surely developed chilly ft and requested for some extra time,” shared the officer.