'Vote theft, govt theft, now party theft': Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal slam EC over TMC symbol freeze
Rahul Gandhi's remarks came after the ECI barred rival factions of the TMC from using the party's name and traditional symbol until the dispute is resolved.
Rahul Gandhi, the Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha, has criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) for allegedly colluding with the BJP to divide parties and remove their election symbols. His accusations came in the wake of the ECI freezing the name and election symbol of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and instructing the two factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy to choose new names and symbols pending the resolution of the dispute.
The decision is made with only two weeks remaining for the bypolls in two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal – Nandigram and Rejinagar.
In a post on X, Gandhi stated: "First Shiv Sena, then NCP, and now Trinamool Congress. Every time, the same pattern—BJP and the Election Commission join forces to split a party. Then its election symbol is snatched away. When an entire party can be stolen, it's hardly surprising that the votes of millions of Indians can be stolen too."
He went on to allege that vote fraud and government misconduct are now emblematic of the nation's democratic decay, emphasizing that the Election Commission's duty is to safeguard the public mandate, but it is instead aiding those who undermine the people's verdict.
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