CPM general secretary M A Baby on Sunday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of functioning as an adjunct of the BJP-led Central government, disregarding its role as a constitutional authority.

Speaking to reporters, Baby referred to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s recent “explosive revelations” about alleged irregularities in the voters’ list for the last general elections.

He alleged that the BJP government appointed loyalists to the ECI, ignoring the Supreme Court’s recommendations, and that these officials were now “engaged in mischief.”

“On the one hand, they are deleting names of genuine voters in the guise of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), while on the other, they are adding voters who are not seen at a place for more than two days,” he said. According to Baby, the legal requirement that a voter must reside in a constituency for at least six months is being ignored.

He claimed to have received reports that around 30,000 ‘fake votes’ were added to the voters’ list in Thrissur constituency before the last Lok Sabha polls. He alleged that many individuals from neighbouring areas were included in the Thrissur voters’ list and urged that the matter be examined thoroughly. The BJP’s Suresh Gopi won the seat in 2024, marking the party’s first-ever Lok Sabha victory from Kerala.
(With PTI Inputs)