Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of 'hatching a conspiracy' for 'chunav chori (election theft)' in Bihar, referring to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.

Addressing Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh in Bhubaneswar, Rahul Gandhi said that ECI is 'working as a BJP wing' and alleged that similar attempts to 'steal election' are being made in Bihar just like they were made in Maharashtra.

'BJP is attacking the constitution. Yesterday I was in Bihar. Just like 'chunav chori' was done in Maharashtra, similar attempts are being made to do 'chunav chori' in Bihar. EC has hatched a new conspiracy for 'chunav chori'. EC is working as a BJP wing, it is not doing its own job,' Rahul Gandhi said.

Referring to Maharashtra Assembly election in which Mahavikas Aghadi suffered a staggering loss last year, Rahul Gandhi said that over 1 crore new voter were added then. Congress MP added that same 'theft' is being done in Bihar.

'In Maharashtra, between Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, 1 crore new voters were added. Nobody knows who were these voters and where did they come from. We told EC several times to provide us with the voter list and videography. But EC does not provide us with the same. They are going to do the same 'chori' in Bihar, that was done in Maharashtra. I went to Bihar yesterday and with INDIA alliance leaders, I said that we will not let EC and BJP do a 'chori' of Bihar elections,' he said.

Rahul Gandhi also accused of Odisha government of 'stealing the wealth' from poor people.

'The Government of Odisha has just one work - to steal the wealth of Odisha from the hands of the poor people of the state...Earlier, the BJD Government did this and now the BJP Government is doing this. On one side, there is the poor public of Odisha, Dalits, tribals, the backward class, farmers and labourers, and on the other side, there are 5-6 billionaires and BJP Government. This fight is going on. Only the Congress workers, along with the people of Odisha, can win this fight; no one else,' he said.

Congress MP, alleging that Lord Jagannath chariots were stopped for Gautam Adani during the Rath Yatra, slammed Odisha government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'Adani runs Odisha Government; Adani runs Narendra Modi. When Jagannath Yatra is taken out in Odisha, when the Jagannath Yatra chariots are pulled, lakhs of people witness it and follow it. Then, a drama takes place - the chariots are stopped for Adani and his family. This will make you understand everything about the Government of Odisha,' Gandhi said. (ANI)