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Rahul Gandhi Accuses Election Chief of Election “Match-Fixing”
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- Rahul Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of overseeing election “match-fixing” in India.
- Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah appointed Kumar as the poll umpire.
- Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh called the Election Commission’s press note damage control that raised credibility questions.
- The Election Commission said its decisions, including the SIR exercise, were unanimous, while Kumar gave no immediate response.
