After Chief of Opposition in Lok Saha Rahul Gandhi urged the Karnataka authorities to research the alleged ‘vote theft’ that occurred on the Mahadevapura Meeting phase of Bangalore Central constituency through the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated Saturday that the Legislation Division will examine the problem.
“We have now requested the Legislation Division to look into it. Based mostly on their suggestions, we’ll provoke authorized motion,” Siddaramaiah advised reporters.
Responding to media queries, he stated the federal government has requested the authorized adviser to the CM and the advocate common to research it and submit a report. The event got here days after Gandhi raised a storm and stated that it had ‘100 per cent’ proof of tampering through the Lok Sabha elections. In a briefing held in Delhi final week, he alleged that round one lakh votes had been “stolen” on the Mahadevapura phase, thereby denying a victory to the Congress candidate.
Subsequently, on the ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ held in Bengaluru on Friday, he urged the state authorities to provoke a probe into the irregularities. Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Fee of stifling public scrutiny, claiming that its web site went offline after he launched knowledge that he believes raises critical questions in regards to the integrity of the electoral course of. “When the general public began asking the Election Fee tough questions primarily based on the information I shared, they shut down their web site,” he alleged.
The chief minister stated the Congress was anticipating to win 16 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, however received solely 9 after the outcomes had been introduced. He stated that each one related paperwork concerning the Lok Sabha polls had been with the Election Fee of India and the Karnataka State Election Fee.
Noting that Gandhi’s expose had proven that 80 voters had been registered from the identical tackle, he requested whether or not it was doable for that many individuals to share a small room.