Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi seeks machine-readable voter rolls, Iran-Israel ceasefire violated and more
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Alleging that “vote theft” took place during the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in November, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of machine-readable digital voter rolls and CCTV footage.
The leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha made the statements after Newslaundry reported that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ constituency saw an 8% increase in voters between the Lok Sabha elections, held in May and June 2024, and the Assembly polls in November.
Gandhi has frequently demanded access to voter lists, polling data and election footage, alleging irregularities.
His statements on Tuesday came days after the Election Commission wrote to him saying all polls are held strictly as per laws passed by Parliament. Read on.
The Israel Defense Forces has accused the Iranian military of violating the ceasefire hours after it came into effect. Tel Aviv will “respond with force” in retaliation to the “severe violation of the ceasefire carried out by the Iranian regime”, said Israeli Chief of General Staff Eyal Zamir.
On the other hand, Iranian state-run Press TV quoted the country’s armed forces as having denied that it had launched fresh missile attacks on...
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