‘Fight for free and fair elections’: Aaditya Thackeray supports Rahul Gandhi’s voter fraud allegations

Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday backed Congress parliamentarian Rahul Gandhirsquos allegations of largescale voter fraud and his claim that the Election Commission EC aided the BJP in ldquocapturing states through vote theftrdquo news agency PTI reportedThackeray said Gandhirsquos concerns were not about party politics but about safeguarding ldquothe value of every Indianrsquos voterdquoldquoOnce again Rahul Gandhi has exposed the Election Commissionrsquos fraud that helps the BJP capture states through vote theft The world is watching how our elections are no longer free and fair and this time with proofrdquo Thackeray wrote on XHe urged citizens across political lines to watch Gandhirsquos presentation stating ldquoThis is about the value of your vote which becomes meaningless when the Election Commission allows one political party to include fake or fraudulent voters in the listrdquoEarlier on Wednesday Gandhi alleged that last yearrsquos Haryana Assembly polls were ldquostolenrdquo citing voter list data that reportedly showed 25 lakh fake entries He accused the EC of colluding with the BJP to ensure its victory presenting evidence that included a ldquoBrazilian modelrsquosrdquo photograph allegedly used 22 times across 10 booths in the Rai Constituency during the 2024 electionsThackeray said the Shiv Sena UBT had previously raised similar concerns about ldquovoter list manipulationrdquo in MaharashtraldquoJust days ago we exposed voter fraud in Worli and other constituencies We held massive protests but the Election Commission refused to actrdquo he statedCalling the issue a fight for democracy Thackeray added ldquoThe Haryana election was stolen by adding fraudulent voters and silencing genuine voices This fight is for free and fair elections across India for our democracy and Constitution Vote chor gaddi chodh vote thief vacate powerrdquoBihar Election 2025 Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of keeping youth distracted with social media reelsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi alleging that he wants Indiarsquos youth to stay distracted by social media instead of focusing on crucial issues like education healthcare and employment news agency PTI reportedAddressing rallies in Aurangabad and Gaya districts of Bihar Gandhi accused the PM of encouraging an ldquoaddictionrdquo to Instagram and Facebook to keep the young generation preoccupiedGandhi said ldquoModi wants you to stay hooked on reels and social media thatrsquos the new intoxication of the 21st century He prefers a distracted youth that doesnrsquot question his government on unemployment education or healthcarerdquoHe further claimed that Modi often boasts about providing cheap internet data but hides the fact that major telecom companies profit from it PTI reportedTargeting the NDA Gandhi alleged that PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were engaging in ldquovote theftrdquo in Bihar fearing electoral defeatldquoModi talks about ending lsquojungle rajrsquo but the real jungle raj is in Delhi he has enabled vote theft in Maharashtra and Haryana and now he wants to repeat it in Bihar But the people will stop himrdquo he declaredCalling vote manipulation an ldquoassault on the Constitutionrdquo Gandhi said that if the founding principles of Ambedkar and Nehru are not upheld India will be ldquoheld hostage by big business housesrdquoHe mocked Modi for allegedly staging photoops referencing the Chhath Puja controversy ldquoHad the media not revealed that he was standing in a puddle of clean water Modi would have claimed to bathe in the YamunardquoWith PTI inputs