BJP spokesperson disputes Rahul Gandhi's claims on Form 6, EVMs
BJP national spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra held a press conference accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making false claims about Form 6 changes and the Election Commission helping the BJP. Patra cited Supreme Court observations and an Election Commission statement saying the Form 6 declaration was unanimously approved and upheld by the court. He also posed ten questions to Gandhi on electoral roll cleansing, EVMs and alleged vote theft, calling for Congress to clarify its stand on removing deceased and duplicate voters.
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What the desk checked (5)
- Rahul Gandhi alleged Form 6 was illegally and unilaterally altered to help the BJP — Attributed to Rahul Gandhi's social media post; not independently verified in source
- Supreme Court's CJI said no changed Form 6 was approved and would examine the record — Attributed to a direct quote cited by BJP spokesperson; sourcing appears specific but unverified externally
- Election Commission's press statement said Form 6 declaration was unanimously approved and upheld by Supreme Court — Attributed to Election Commission's Press Statement No. 120; appears in source as a cited document
- 2.8 crore deceased and 1 crore duplicate names existed in electoral rolls — Figures stated by BJP spokesperson without independent sourcing given in text
- NDA won 4,320 of 4,597 Tripura Village Committee seats via ballot paper — Figure cited by spokesperson as election result; appears in source but not independently verified here