Spokesperson: Shri Gourav Gogoi: In a press conference at the Constitution Club, the Opposition leaders including Shri Gaurav Gogoi, Dr. Naseer Hussain, Smt. Mahua Moitra, Shri Sanjay Singh, Shri Arvind Sawant, Shri Tiruchi Siva, Shri Manoj Jha and Shro John Brittas regretted that instead of addressing the grave concerns among the people about the fairness of the electoral process, the CEC had attacked the opposition.

Questioning the partisan role of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, the Opposition members said that he has failed to answer even a single question raised by the opposition parties. They noted that during the press conference, he acted more like a spokesperson of the BJP than as the head of a constitutional body.

The Opposition leaders said the CEC gave no clarification or comment on the Supreme Court’s order of August 14, 2025, which rejected all arguments made by the Election Commission to prevent the release of basic data of the 65 lakh voters deleted in Bihar. They pointed out, the CEC offered no clarification or comment on the allegations of voter fraud in Mahadevapura made by LoP Shri Rahul Gandhi, except to reiterate his legally questionable demand for the data to be submitted via affidavit. Furthermore, the CEC refused to answer any hard questions regarding why no inquiry or investigation had taken place into the allegations of voter fraud, they added.

The Opposition leaders said that the ECI has completely failed in discharging its constitutional duty of ensuring a free and fair electoral process in the country. It has now become clear that the ECI is not being led by officers who can ensure a level-playing field. On the contrary, they added that those who lead the ECI divert and thwart any attempt at a meaningful inquiry into voter fraud and instead opt to intimidate those who challenge the ruling party.

Shri Gaurav Gogoi said the CEC was not able to answer any questions but was running away from its responsibility. He said, instead of answering the questions posed to the Election Commission of India, the CEC went on attacking the opposition. He pointed out, the CEC remained quiet on several issues like how 70 lakh votes were added in Maharashtra within a span of 5 months, why the EC decided to delete CCTV footage within 45 days, how one lakh fake voters were added in Mahadevapura Assembly segment and why Aadhaar card was not accepted as valid proof of identity. “It is clear that the ECI is under the command of partisan officials rather than non-partisan ones,” he said, while adding that this is why the Commission resists any inquiry into voter fraud. Monday August 18, 2025