PM Modi trying to do 'match-fixing' in LS polls: Rahul Gandhi in INDIA bloc rally

He urged the people to vote in big numbers in favour of the INDIA alliance so that the BJP's 'match-fixing' fails and the country's Constitution and democracy are saved.

Addressing the 'Loktantra Bachao' rally organised by the INDIA bloc at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital, Gandhi said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to win the Lok Sabha election by buying the players, threatening the captains, putting pressure on the umpires, buying the media and raising the slogan of ‘400 paar’ with the support of EVMs. This is called match-fixing. But the reality is he is not in a position to cross 180 seats even after putting everything together".

He alleged that the “match-fixing” was not done just by Narendra Modi alone but he has the support of two or three billionaires.

"This match-fixing of election is to snatch the rights of the poor. The day the Constitution is snatched, India will be finished. The country will disintegrate and this is their target," Rahul alleged.

Accusing the government of using central agencies against its opponents, the Wayanad MP said, "They are using police, ED, CBI and IT to run the country. Two of our players have been put in jail. You can buy the media but you cannot silence the voice of people of the country. There is no one who can silence their voice".

The former Congress President said it is not an ordinary election but “an election to save democracy and the Constitution of the country”.

He also slammed the government over the Income Tax issue and said that Congress though being the biggest Opposition party, all its bank accounts have been frozen just ahead of the election. "We don't have money to run the campaign, to give to our candidates, put up posters. What kind of election is this".

He also attacked the government over issues of unemployment, farmers, poor, caste census and women.

Leaders who participated at the rally were Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Uddhav Thackeray, SP president Akhilesh Yadav, TMC's Derek O' Brien, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Jharkhand CM Champai Soren, Kalpana Soren, Sunita Kejriwal, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, PDP's Mehbooba Mufti, CPI's D Raja, JKNC's Farooq Abdullah, DMK's Tiruchi Siva, among others.

[With UNI inputs]