Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi says EC shielding ‘vote thieves’, SEBI relief for Adani and more

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has claimed that a centralised software programme was being used to systematically delete names from voter lists in Karnataka. He also alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was protecting those committing “vote theft”.

Gandhi has alleged that the Congress’ analysis of the Aland Assembly constituency in Karnataka showed that voter IDs were deleted with the help of fake login IDs and phone numbers from outside the state. While it was unclear how many voters were removed from the electoral rolls, 6,018 applications had been filed by entities impersonating other voters, the Opposition leader claimed.

In response, the Election Commission said that the allegations made by Gandhi were “incorrect and baseless”. The commission said that “no deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by [Gandhi]”. Read more.

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