Why is the opposition protesting against the Indian Electoral Commission?

A political ranks erupted in India due to the allegations of “theft of voting”, with the opposition parties accused of the country’s election body, which they say prefer the ruling BJP Pharaja party (BJP) in 2024 General Elections.

On Tuesday, Parliament was postponed after the opposition deputies demanded a discussion about the integrity of the electoral process of India.

A day ago, dozens of opposition leaders, including the leader of the Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi, were held shortly by the police in the capital, Delhi, where they tried to walk to the headquarters of the Electoral Committee in India (ECI).

Gandhi has raised the case for the first time at a press conference on August 7 in Delhi, and since then has been able to mobilize strong support from hundreds of opposition lawmakers.

The election committee and BJP rejected the allegations.

Gandhi claimed widespread voters during the 2024 parliamentary elections, citing the granular data obtained from the electoral commission itself – although the ECI and the ruling party are confronting its interpretation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi obtained a historic third term in the elections, but his coalition led by the Bharatia Gatata Party was less than the expected overwhelming majority. The average voter turnout was 66 % in the largest elections in the world, with approximately one billion registered voters – one in eight people on the face of the earth.

Gandhi was martyred in the electoral data of Mahadevapura, part of the Central Parliamentary Department in Bangalore, and claimed that the list of voters has more than 100,000 posts that are manipulated, including the dismissed voters, the unbreakable addresses, and the great records of voting in one position.

He gave examples of voters such as Shakun Rani, who claimed to throw her cards to vote twice – claim Disputed By the Electoral Commission.

Gandhi also claimed that CCTV shots of the polls were deleted and indicated an example of 80 people registered in one title in Mahadevapura.

The leader of Congress says that his party has lost at least 48 seats in the elections because of these violations and accused the election commission of its failure to impose the principle of “one man, one vote.” Congress 99 of 543 seats In the elections, behind 240 BJP.

Gandhi demanded that the regital reels ECI be released, so that it can be audited by his party and the public.

The BBC has not independently verified Gandhi’s claims.

Shortly after the press conference of Jandi, ECI Respond On the social media platform X, describing its “ridiculous” allegations and depriving many of its allegations.

The polls demanded that he submit a signature advertisement under the department or apologize to the nation.

Karnataka State Unit from ECI as well He said The Congress did not make official objections when the election roll was revised before the 2024 parliamentary elections.

The poll body earlier He said KCTV shots keep only 45 days after results – the window to provide election disputes.

The leaders of the Bharatia Jatata Party also pushed allegations strongly.

The leader of the Bharatia Party J. said.

Federal Agriculture Minister Chevroj Singhhan said that Gandhi and the opposition coalition “distort democracy, tear them into bodies, and tamper with the dignity of constitutional institutions.”

Gandhi’s allegations have led to a stir when it comes in the background of controversy over a month of electoral lists in Bihar, where the main elections are scheduled in November.

The Special Intensive Review (Sir), which was held between June and July, witnessed officials visiting all 78.9 million voters in the state to verify – the first update since 2003.

ECI says that the drive is repeating the deceased voters, but critics say that its calf has deprived many, especially immigrants and minorities.

Many voters in Bihar I told BBC The draft of the menus has wrong pictures and includes the dead.

The Supreme Court in India is currently hearing a set of sits challenging Sir, as the owners of petitions call for the publication of deleted names – about 6.5 million – with reasons to remove them.

The Electoral Commission says that the deletion includes 2.2 million dead, 700,000 registered more than once and 3.6 million who immigrated from the state.

The corrections are open until September 1, with more than 165,000 requests. A similar review will be made at the country level to verify approximately one billion voters.

The court has He said The allegations of deprivation of their rights “seem to be a state of confidence, nothing else” and Which – which It will “go immediate” if it is proven that the mass exclusion of the voters.

On August 12, Gandhi escalated his allegations of stealing votes, saying that such a manipulation was “systematically and systematically.”

With the highlight of the issue of the 124 -year -old voter name present in the draft electoral list of Bayhar, he said: “There are unlimited cases of such such.” Abhi Point Baki Hai “(The story is not over).