Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (February 7, 2025) raised concerns over the surge in new voters, particularly between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Maharashtra, highlighting that 39 lakh new voters were added in just five months after the Lok Sabha polls.
In a joint press conference with the leaders of the INDIA bloc including Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, Mr. Gandhi said that Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT, NCP-SS demand from the Election Commission voters’ list of Maharashtra.
“We have been telling EC about anomalies in Maharashtra polls, we need voters’ lists of Lok Sabha polls, Assembly elections,” he said.
He further added that the Election Commission should bring transparency and it has the responsibility to share the voters’ list.
“We are now heading towards complete destruction of Constitution. But, we are in the business of protecting the Constitution,” Mr. Gandhi added.
He said the next step would be to knock at the doors of the judiciary.
“It is surprising to me that the EC is not ready to give us voter lists and the only reason possible is that there is something wrong and they know it,” Gandhi claimed.
“If EC is alive, it should answer questions posed by Rahul Gandhi,” Mr. Raut said and added that, “it will be construed EC is a slave to government.”
