Will prove vote theft if 10-yr data given: Rahul

CONTINUING his tirade against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and BJP government at the Centre, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that if EC provides him ten years of data -- the electronic voters' list and videography of the polling stations, he can prove theft of voters in several Lok Sabha seats across the country.

- DEVARAJ B HIREHALLI @Bengaluru

Addressing a rally organised by Congress here, he hit back at EC saying, "The Election Commission asks me for an affidavit. They say I have to take an oath. I have taken an oath on the Constitution in Parliament. Today, when the people of the country are asking questions about data, the Election Commission has shut down its website in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The Election Commission knows that if the public starts asking them questions, their entire structure will collapse."

He said, "If EC gives us electronic data, we will prove that Narendra Modi became Prime Minister by stealing votes. Modi is the PM because of a margin of just 25 seats. We have proven that Bengaluru Central LS seat was stolen. BJP won 25 seats with margins of less than 35,000 votes. If they (ECI) don't give this data, it will mean they are helping BJP in vote theft."