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Rahul Gandhi says President's office has not denied his vote-rigging claim
Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, said the President's office had not denied his claim that votes were stolen.
He made the remarks at a news conference in New Delhi and referred to an earlier meeting between opposition leaders and the President.
Gandhi called on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign, saying he had made a mistake but was not the person behind it.
He also accused people in positions of power of attacking India's democracy, but did not identify all of them in the account of his remarks.
Gandhi said the opposition had evidence and planned to present it to the President.
He said protests would continue for weeks or months if needed.
The allegations and claims about the President's response are Gandhi's; the account does not say what happens next beyond the planned presentation of evidence and continued protests.
Rahul Gandhi said the President’s office had not denied his claim that the President agreed with the opposition’s charge of “vote chori”.
He said the denial had come “quietly” from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Gandhi said the opposition was preparing to give the President evidence about alleged wrongdoing by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others.
He told Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and become an approver, saying the opposition was pursuing people with greater power behind him.
Gandhi said the agitation would continue for weeks or months if needed.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi made the claims. He referred to the President, the Prime Minister’s Office and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Gandhi said the President’s office had not denied that the President agreed with the opposition’s vote-rigging charge.
- When
- Monday, according to the article. Gandhi referred to a statement he made on Friday.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- Gandhi said the opposition wanted to present evidence to the President about alleged wrongdoing by Narendra Modi and others.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gandhi said the President had agreed with the opposition delegation’s charge of “vote chori”.
Gandhi told a news conference that the President’s office had not denied the claim.
- Allegation
- Vote chori”, or vote-rigging
- President’s office
- Gandhi said it had not denied the claim
- Prime Minister’s Office
- Gandhi said the denial came from the PMO
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Evidence
- Gandhi said the opposition was preparing to give evidence to the President
What people are saying
Resign, turn approver. You have made a mistake, but you are not the mind behind the mistake.
Even the President knows what is going on
We are excited about giving the evidence to the President (as asked by her) about what Modi and others are doing.
Sources
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