Overview

• Rahul Gandhi alleged during a speech in Boston that the Election Commission is 'compromised,' citing a 'physically impossible' voter turnout spike in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
• Gandhi claimed 65 lakh votes were cast in the last two hours of polling, which he argued would require voters to queue until 2 AM, a scenario he said did not occur.
• The Election Commission formally rebutted these claims, stating that the turnout figures were consistent with average voting trends and dismissing Gandhi’s remarks as 'absurd.'
• BJP leaders, including Sambit Patra, have labeled Gandhi a 'traitor,' accusing him of undermining Indian institutions and linking his criticism to the National Herald money-laundering case against him and Sonia Gandhi.
• Congress defended Gandhi’s statements, demanding a transparent response from the Election Commission and questioning why the BJP is responding instead of the poll panel.