Rahul Gandhi always makes statements against India on foreign soil: Union Minister Athawale

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday hit out at Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US, accusing him of undermining democratic institutions and misleading the public.
Speaking to ANI, Athawale alleged that Rahul Gandhi raises doubts about the electoral process only when his party performs poorly at the polls.
"Here elections are conducted through EVM machines, people have the right to bring to power whoever they want. EVM machines were introduced during the tenure of the Congress Party. When they (Congress) got good seats in the Lok Sabha elections, we did not raise questions on EVM, but when we get more seats, then they (Congress) do politics by bringing EVM to the fore and blaming the Election Commission. Rahul Gandhi is working to create a threat to democracy, and whenever he goes abroad, he makes statements against India, which is not right," the Union Minister said.
Rahul Gandhi had addressed the Indian diaspora in Boston, United States, where he alleged that the Election Commission (EC) in India was "compromised", stating that there was something fundamentally wrong with the system.

Citing the example of the Maharashtra elections, the senior Congress leader stated that there was an addition of 65 lakh voters to the voter list in two hours, which was impossible.
"More people voted in Maharashtra than the total number of people in Maharashtra, and this is a fact... the Election Commission gave us a figure in the evening around 5:30 p.m., and in two hours around 7:30 p.m., 65 lakh voters had voted, which is physically impossible..." he claimed, addressing the meeting.
"It's very clear to us that the Election Commission is compromised, there is something very wrong with the system," he added.
The remarks of the Lok Sabha LoP ignited criticism from the BJP, which alleged that Rahul Gandhi is insulting the institutions of the country. (ANI)