After the Congress’ large “vote theft” allegation, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of a minimum of three states requested Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to submit a signed declaration with the names of “ineligible” individuals included in voter lists and eligible voters who have been excluded, in order that essential motion may be taken.
As per the CEO’s letter, Gandhi must give a declaration that the assertion made by him, below rule 20 of the Registration of Electors Guidelines, 1960, is true to one of the best of his data, and he’s conscious that making a false declaration in reference to electoral rolls is punishable below part 31 of the Illustration of the Individuals Act, 1950.
However what if Rahul Gandhi would not signal this declaration/oath?
Sources within the Election Fee of India (ECI) mentioned that Gandhi both has to signal the declaration or apologise for his “absurd” allegations.
“If Rahul Gandhi believes in his evaluation and believes that his allegations in opposition to ECI are true, he shouldn’t have any downside in signing the Declaration,” sources instructed information company ANI.
“If Rahul Gandhi doesn’t signal the Declaration, it could imply that he doesn’t imagine in his evaluation and resultant conclusions and absurd allegations. Wherein case, he ought to apologise to the nation,” sources added.
“Due to this fact, he has two choices: Both signal the Declaration or apologise to the Nation for elevating absurd allegations in opposition to ECI,” Election Fee’s sources mentioned.
In a press convention on Thursday, Gandhi claimed there was “vote chori” of 1,00,250 votes in a Karnataka constituency, with 11,965 duplicate voters within the section, 40,009 voters with faux and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk voters or single handle voters, 4,132 voters with invalid images and 33,692 voters misusing Type 6 of recent voters.
