An Affidavit for the Election Commission: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered by the People

 

An Affidavit for the Election Commission: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered by the People

When we listen to Gyanesh Kumar speak about the actions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), we are given a front-row seat to witnessing how corruption can be executed right before the entire nation without consequence, simply because the power of the government is tilted in favor of those in power. What we witness is not an impartial institution upholding the Constitution, but rather a government agency behaving like a partisan spokesperson: lying to the public, refusing accountability, and stonewalling every question as if elections are its private property.

At this point, the irony is glaring. The ECI demands explanations from opposition parties, yet it refuses to provide the most basic transparency about its own role. If the Commission insists on playing politics, perhaps it is time to respond politically with clarity, confidence, and courage. Which is why, if Rahul Gandhi really wanted to puncture through the hypocrisy, here is the affidavit he should sign, read aloud to the nation, and hand-deliver to Nirvachan Sadan.

I take an oath that the data in paper form provided to the Congress Party by the Election Commission of India was analyzed over six months. The findings we discovered have already been shared with the public, and I stand firmly by them. Based on this analysis, we have found evidence of large-scale voter fraud facilitated by the ECI to help the Bharatiya Janata Party win elections.

Despite repeated demands, the ECI refused to provide the Congress Party with electronic data. However, it seems that electronic data has been conveniently made available to BJP leaders, such as Anurag Thakur, who himself presented claims of ‘huge voter fraud’ in six constituencies. According to his statements, thousands of illegal votes were added, ironically proving the very point we have been making. Whether his examples were manufactured or misrepresented, one fact is clear: the ECI has the data in electronic form, it can release it, but it chooses to keep it exclusively for the ruling party. I demand that the data that Anurag shared with the public should also be made available to the opposition parties along with data from the key constituencies that we feel the fraud was done that includes the Varanasi constituency to verify the accurate account of real voters who should have voted in this election.

If thousands of votes can be illegally added in six constituencies, then it is imperative to ask: how many seats did the BJP steal in the 2024 general election, as well as in state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Delhi? I demand an immediate, independent investigation to determine the full extent of this electoral theft.

I further demand that this affidavit be entered into the public record, signed in public, and handed directly to the Election Commission for urgent action. If the ECI believes in accountability, let it answer in front of the people it claims to serve.

I also demand an affidavit from the ECI that the data that it shared with the Congress and Mr. Anurag Thakur was the actual data from the election and not some cooked up data that the ECI is demanding an affidavit from the Opposition party leaders. Let the nation know under oath who has been lying to the nation.

Such a statement would not merely be symbolic; it would expose the absurdity of the ECI’s selective outrage. It would remind the public that while opposition leaders are grilled to “prove” their allegations, the ECI itself dodges the most basic scrutiny. By signing and publicizing such an affidavit, Rahul Gandhi would flip the narrative: making transparency a weapon, putting the Commission on trial, and forcing the BJP to defend what is quickly becoming indefensible.

The ECI has turned itself into the story, and that mistake is costly. Now the opposition has an opportunity indeed, an obligation to turn this controversy into a movement. Because the choice before India is no longer between one party and another, but between democracy and daylight robbery carried out in the name of democracy.

And sometimes, the most powerful act of resistance is the simplest: signing a piece of paper and telling the truth loudly, publicly, and without apology.