Bengaluru, 5 Nov 

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP-led union government to “strangle” the very democratic system it is meant to safeguard.

“Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has once again exposed the dark face of systematic electoral malpractice in India’s election system,” Siddaramaiah said on X.

Having earlier revealed large-scale voter fraud in Mahadevapura and Aland Assembly constituencies of Karnataka, Gandhi has now presented documented evidence showing how the entire election result in Haryana was manipulated, he said.

“These records demonstrate how the Election Commission, which is supposed to protect democracy through transparent and impartial elections, has instead colluded with the Union Government to strangle the very democratic system it is meant to safeguard,” he added.

The CM also called on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to refrain from attempting to protect his “masters” and admit the truth.

Similarly, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar asked the EC to provide clear answers as to why the system was compromised. 

“When 1 in 8 voters is fake, it means the voice of real citizens is being silenced,” he wrote on X. “(But) what was truly lost is the people’s trust. This fight is not about one state, it is about saving India’s democracy itself.”