Dismissing accusations levelled by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader and former Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused the Congress of indulging in “politics of allegations” and retreating whenever challenged in court.
“Election after election defeats and a leader who has been rejected by the public, under whose leadership the Congress party has lost nearly 90 elections, his frustration and despair is increasing day by day,” Thukuar, who is also a former union minister, said while addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in the national capital.
They, he said, have made an “ornament out of politics of allegations”.
Reiterating that Rahul Gandhi has become habitual of making ‘hollow allegations’ and then withdrawing them when questioned legally.
Citing past controversies, Thakur said, “When the Election Commission asks them to verify their allegations, they turn their backs and run away. When asked to file an affidavit, they back out. Making false and baseless allegations has become a habit of Rahul Gandhi.”
“Apologising after making allegations and getting reprimanded by the court has become Rahul Gandhi’s routine,’ he added.
Taking a swipe at Gandhi’s recent remarks, he added, “The one who claimed to have a hydrogen bomb has ended up with mere firecrackers.”
“In every case, they have only received reprimands. Whether it is Rafale, Chowkidar Chor, or RSS, he has gotten reprimanded from the Court. So slinging mud and running away has been Rahul Gandhi’s way. In today’s press conference, the one who was supposed to burst a hydrogen bomb had to make do with firecrackers,” he said.
Earlier in a press conference at Congress headquarters, Rahul Gandhi claimed of “getting help” from people who are working for the Election Commission of India (ECI) in uncovering alleged vote fraud in the country.
“We have started getting help from inside the Election Commission. I am making it clear that we are now getting information from inside the Election Commission, this was not happening before, but now we are getting information from inside the Election Commission, and this is not going to stop. India’s people will not accept this. Once the youth comes to know that vote chori is happening then their power will come,” Rahul Gandhi alleged.
He also alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar is shielding “vote thieves” and is fully aware of how fraud is happening in deleting and adding fake voters in the voter list.
Responding to the claims, the ECI has called Rahul Gandhi’s allegations as “baseless and incorrect”, highlighting that no deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public.