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According to Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress would launch a public awareness campaign to draw attention to purported voter fraud on Friday from Bengaluru’s Freedom Park. Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress, attacked the Election Commission of India (ECI) harshly on Thursday, saying it was behaving like a “representative of the ruling party” and that it had failed to fulfill its constitutional obligation to hold free and fair elections. “The Election Commission of India used to receive international acclaim. Our Election Commission provided instruction to other nations on how to hold free and fair elections. In a post on X that was first published in Hindi, Kharge stated that the Commission would reply to or provide clarification on any issues posed by political parties while staying within the bounds of the constitution. He claimed that the ECI now acts as a spokesman of the ruling party when someone questions it, making unfounded claims and counter-allegations while ignoring the demands of opposition parties. “Today, Mr. Rahul Gandhi, after thorough investigation, cited examples from Karnataka’s Mahadevapura Assembly Segment, explaining how the Election Commission allowed gross rigging in a single election, shredding its constitutional duties, with 1,00,250 votes stolen,” Kharge said, referring to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s comments regarding alleged electoral irregularities. According to Kharge, these anomalies were not unique occurrences. He went on to say, “This #VoteChori is strategically occurring across many seats in …