Questioning the neutrality of the Election Commission, veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday (August 8, 2025) asked the poll body to itself submit an affidavit stating that there were no irregularities in the elections. The Election Commission had demanded an affidavit under oath from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi about his allegation of electoral fraud.
Mr. Gehlot said at a press conference in Jaipur that the Election Commission had made an “absurd demand” despite knowing the fact that Mr. Gandhi was working under an oath to uphold the Constitution which inherently included strengthening the constitutional institutions. “Instead of making such a ridiculous demand, the EC should have initiated a fair investigation,” he said.
