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Senior Congress person Anand Sharma claimed connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is losing credibility and people's trust, portion asserting that the issues raised by the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, indispensable beryllium addressed.
Mr. Sharma besides said the canvass assemblage has to bash "course correction" to regain its mislaid credibility.
The erstwhile Union Minister's remarks came a time aft Mr. Gandhi asserted that "vote chori (vote theft) is an anti-national act" and accused the ECI of gaslighting citizens.
Mr. Gandhi's comments came pursuing a enactment implicit the prime of the "indelible" ink utilized successful marker pens successful the Maharashtra civic polls. The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has said it volition behaviour a thorough probe into the prime of the ink successful the marker pens utilized for the civic polls, aft absorption leaders alleged that the people connected a voter's digit could beryllium removed easily, enabling bogus voting.
In a station connected X, Mr. Sharma said elections successful democracies are required to animate the assurance and spot of the voters.
"Also, should beryllium seen arsenic impartial and fair. Election Commission, which has a Constitutional mandate to guarantee that, is losing credibility and people's trust," helium claimed.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls successful Bihar, the behaviour of the ongoing workout successful galore poll-bound States and large-scale deletion and harassment of genuine voters person raised superior apprehensions of targeted disenfranchisement, the elder Congress person said.
"The assemblage is inactive retired connected EVM's tampering and misuse. The issues raised by LoP Rahul Gandhi person to beryllium seen successful that position and addressed. EC has to bash people correction to regain its mislaid credibility," helium added.
