‘To destroy the evidence’: Rahul Gandhi again targeted EC; Question 45-day CCTV footage wipeout; Pol body reaction | Bharat News

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday renewed his attack on the Election Commission, questioned its transparency and accused of a deliberate attempt to destroy important election related data. The pole body reacted, saying that webcasting footage of polling stations publicly violated the privacy and security concerns of the voters.“Voter list? Machine – will not provide a fixed format. CCTV footage? It was hidden by changing the law. Photo -video? Now, not in 1 year, we will destroy it in only 45 days. From which we will destroy it in only 45 days. Which required the answer – destroying the evidence. It is clear – the match is fixed – the match is fixed. And a certain election is poison for democracy, “Read a post by Rahul Gandhi on X.EC officials argued that such demands appeared to champion voter interest and democratic integrity, but they were really to achieve the “opposite purpose”.It is presented as a proper and logical request, directly opposed to the legal provisions and legal provisions under the Supreme Court’s directives under the representation of the People’s Privacy, the voters privacy, 1950 and 1951, and the PTI described the EC officials. Officials warned that sharing footage could lead to easy identity of voters and non-Voters, they can be exposed by anti-social elements by potential pressure, discrimination, or threats. Citing a possible landscape, the authorities further stated that if a political party gets less votes at a specific booth, it could use CCTV footage to identify who voted and who did not vote – who was leading to the target harassment or intimidation of those individuals.He clarified that the Election Commission retained CCTV footage, completely used as an internal administrative tool, in line with the legal window to file an election petition for 45 days. Since no election can be challenged beyond this period, he argued that keeping the footage could still be misused by non-abusing to spread misinformation or malicious narratives. He said that if an election petition is filed within 45 days, the footage is preserved and the request is made available to the competent court.The government, last year, amended the election rules, based on the recommendation of the EC, to restrict public access to some electronic records – such as CCTV and webcast footage – to prevent misuse. In a letter of May 30, the EC informed the state officials that several recording methods, including photography, videography, CCTV and webcasting, are used to document the election process.