'Why is BJP getting defensive?': Pawan Khera defends Rahul's "EC is compromised" remark

Pawan Khera

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has cited the Maharashtra Assembly polls to allege that the Election Commission is “compromised” and “there is something wrong with the system”.

Defending Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Boston on the Election Commission, Congress leader Pawan Khera questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) prompt defence of the poll body, saing the EC must answer the questions

While addressing the Indian diaspora in Boston, Gandhi citing the example of Maharashtra assembly elections, alleged that the Election Commission in India was “compromised”, saying that there was “something very wrong with the system.”

"More people voted in Maharashtra than the total number of people in Maharashtra, and this is a fact... the Election Commission gave us a figure in the evening around 5:30 p.m., and in two hours around 7:30 p.m., 65 lakh voters had voted, which is physically impossible..." ANI quoted Gandhi as saying.

“Why is BJP getting defensive? Questions have been asked to Election Commission, and they must answer. Last Election Commissioner used to do ‘Sher-o-shayari’, but this one doesn’t even respond. We have asked for voters’ list which is our right and their responsibility is to provide.” said Khera while interacting with ANI.

Earlier, the poll body said that the allegations against the electoral rolls were made without due fact. “Hardly any first or second appeals were made under Section 24 of the Representation of People act, or correction of any entries in Electoral Rolls (Section 22) or Inclusion (Section 23) during the recent Special Summary Revision published on January 6-7 2025,” ANI quoted EC sources.