Hyderabad: Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned the validity of 2024 Lok Sabha elections after accusing the Election Commission (EC) of making 140 million people who voted in the elections as non-existent voters or non-voters.

“2024 elections, when so many people are declared non-existent voters or non-voters, how can the elections be called valid?” he asked during Bharat Summit in Hyderabad.

“If the Election Commission declares 140 million voters illegal, how is the election possibly legitimate?” These are about 13% of voters of our country. How can one believe in the credibility of the elections? he said.

The Congress leader also alleged that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections brought a drastic change in the election process of the nation. He claimed that there was an injection of huge amounts of money into the political system.

“In 2014, we witnessed a completely new election, something we had never seen before. Millions and millions and millions of dollars were injected into the political system,” he said.

“Initially we were shocked. It has taken us almost 10 years to understand this. Earlier our elections used to be very tight and coalition governments were formed,” he added.

Rahul Gandhi Blames PM Modi for Alleged Links With Adani

Gandhi also blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being biased towards industrialist Gautam Adani. He claimed that business and politics have blurred.

He claimed that Adani jumped to become the second richest man in the world from being around 600th richest in the world before the BJP came to power.

“How did he become the richest man? By a fusion between politics and business. The line between business and politics, between Adani and PM Modi, has evaporated. It does not exist anymore,” he said.

Gandhi also alleged that the BJP’s assets have grown 11 times in the last decade.

The Congress leader’s comments at the Bharat Summit focused on his criticism of the Election Commission, 2024 election and the connection between political power and big business.