Rahul shamelessly peddling lies on Maharashtra poll, says Nadda

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda said, “Despite being exposed time and again, he shamelessly keeps peddling lies.” File | Photo Credit: PTI

BJP president J.P. Nadda on Saturday (June 7, 2025) described Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s article in an English daily alleging rigging in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election as “a blueprint for manufacturing fake narratives, owing to his sadness and desperation of losing election after election”.

“Here’s how he does it, step by step: Step 1: Congress party gets defeated election after election due to his antics. Step 2: Instead of introspecting, he cooks up bizarre conspiracies and cries rigging. Step 3: Ignores all facts and data. Step 4: Defames institutions with zero proof. Step 5: Hopes for headlines over facts,” said Mr. Nadda via a post on X.

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The Union Minister said, “Despite being exposed time and again, he shamelessly keeps peddling lies. And, he is doing this because a defeat in Bihar is certain. Democracy doesn’t need drama. It needs truth.”

In the article titled “Match-fixing Maharashtra” published on Saturday (June 7, 2025), Mr. Gandhi said the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election saw “industrial-scale rigging involving the capture of our national institutions”.

Published - June 07, 2025 11:40 pm IST