{"id":14992,"date":"2024-04-01T08:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/bjp-seeks-stringent-action-against-rahul-gandhi-over-his-evm-remark-india-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T08:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:58:01","slug":"bjp-seeks-stringent-action-against-rahul-gandhi-over-his-evm-remark-india-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/bjp-seeks-stringent-action-against-rahul-gandhi-over-his-evm-remark-india-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP seeks &#8216;stringent action&#8217; against Rahul Gandhi over his EVM remark | India News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108938875,imgsize-21722.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"BJP seeks &#8216;stringent action&#8217; against Rahul Gandhi over his EVM remark | India News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"BJP seeks &#8216;stringent action&#8217; against Rahul Gandhi over his EVM remark | India News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bharatiya-janata-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>) on Monday wrote to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission-of-india\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission<\/a> (ED) demanding <!-- -->stringent action<!-- --> against Congress leader <!-- -->Rahul Gandhi<!-- --> over his &#8220;election can&#8217;t be won without EVM&#8221; remark.<br \/>Underlining Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s speech at the <!-- -->Ramalia rally<!-- --> in Delhi, BJP claimed that Rahul Gandhi said several things &#8220;which are very objectionable&#8221;.<br \/> &#8220;Today, we presented several issues before the EC&#8230;One, yesterday INDIA alliance meeting was held at <!-- -->Ramlila Maidan<!-- -->.There, Rahul Gandhi said several things which are very objectionable with serious implications,&#8221; said Union minister <!-- -->Hardeep Singh Puri<!-- -->. <br \/>&#8220;He said &#8216;This is a fixed match&#8217;&#8230;He also said that the government has its own people in the EC and the elections can&#8217;t be won without EVM&#8230;He also said that the rights provided by the <!-- -->Indian Constitution<!-- --> are being snatched away,&#8221; Puri said while lashing out at the Congress scion.<br \/>Retorting to Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s remark that if BJP returns to power the Constitution would be abandoned, Puri said, &#8220;We don&#8217;t know which worker said that&#8230;He also posted on &#8216;X&#8217; and &#8216;Instagram&#8217; an image of PM Modi and alleged that the PM said that he will give his life to save rapists&#8230;Such a low-level political discourse. We can understand his frustration. His INDI alliance is breaking. We told the Election Commission that mere notice is not enough, stringent action needs to be taken.&#8221;<br \/>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused that the BJP of engaging in match-fixing by &#8216;choosing umpires&#8217; and &#8216;putting players behind bars&#8217; ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. <br \/>Addressing the INDIA bloc&#8217;s mega rally at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the former Congress chief said this is not an ordinary election but one to save the country&#8217;s democracy and Constitution.<br \/>He claimed that if the BJP wins the election through match-fixing and changes the Constitution, then the country would not be saved and &#8220;there will be fire everywhere&#8221;. <br \/>&#8220;When umpires are pressurised, players are bought, and captains are threatened to win matches, it is called match-fixing in cricket. We have Lok Sabha polls before us; umpires were chosen by PM Modi. Two players from our team have been arrested before the match,&#8221; said the <!-- -->Congress leader<!-- --> said. &#8220;This election is not just about votes it is to save the country and the Constitution,&#8221; he added.<br \/><span class=\"em \">(With ANI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }\n    }\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday wrote to Election Commission (ED) demanding stringent action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his &#8220;election can&#8217;t be won without EVM&#8221; 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