New Delhi, Sept 2 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took a dig at leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Vote fraud’ rant, as it accused his party’s media chief Pawan Khera of serious electoral irregularities involving possession of multiple voter identity cards.
At a press briefing here, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged that Khera holds two distinct EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card) numbers, which, according to him, constitutes a blatant violation of election regulations.
“We want to ask five questions to Rahul Gandhi,” Bhandari asserted. “Was he aware of the multiple EPIC IDs of Pawan Khera? Will he call Pawan Khera a vote chor? Will he admit that the Gandhi-Vadra family is against SIR to protect their vote fraud? They promote infiltration. How was Sonia Gandhi’s name in the electoral roll when, in 1980, she was not a citizen of India? Will he accept that Congress itself is involved in vote chori? Rahul Gandhi and other leaders involved in this vote fraud should apologise to the nation.”
Bhandari further criticized Rahul Gandhi for allegedly branding ordinary citizens as “fake and thieves” during recent political campaigns, while his own party is embroiled in serious allegations of electoral manipulation. “The media head of Rahul Gandhi’s Congress party, Pawan Khera, has two EPIC numbers. Rahul Gandhi’s close aide is involved in vote rigging,” he stated.
Citing the law, Bhandari referenced “The Representation of the People Act 1951, Section 62, subclause 2,” emphasizing that “no person can vote in more than one assembly constituency.” He challenged, “Now I want to ask Rahul Gandhi, will he accept that the real ‘chor’ is Pawan Khera?”
The BJP leader called for a thorough inquiry and demanded that Congress take responsibility and initiate action against those implicated in what he termed “vote fraud.”
