Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of working in collusion with the ruling BJP to facilitate the alleged vote fraud.
Over 200 retired judges, bureaucrats, former Army officers, and diplomats have slammed the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his serious allegations against the Election Commission under the main opposition party's "vote chori' campaign".
The 272 signatories to the letter include 16 retired judges, 123 former bureaucrats, 133 retired Army officers, and 14 former ambassadors.
The letter, titled "Assault on National Constitutional Authorities" and dated November 18 accuses opposition leaders of levelling "venomous rhetoric" against key institutions and using "provocative but unsubstantiated accusations" to further political narratives. "We, the senior citizens of civil society, express our grave concern that India's democracy is under assault, not by force, but by a rising tide of venomous rhetoric directed toward its foundational institutions. Some political leaders, instead of offering genuine policy alternatives, resort to provocative but unsubstantiated accusations in their theatrical political strategy," the letter stated.