Congress analysing unexpected Haryana results… thank people of J&K: Rahul Gandhi

He added: “Heartfelt thanks to all the people of Haryana for their support and to our Babbar Sher workers for their tireless hard work. We will continue this fight for rights, for social and economic justice, for truth, and will keep raising your voice.”

On Tuesday, the Congress had declared that it will not accept the Haryana verdict, alleging there was a “conspiracy” hatched through “manipulation” of Electronic Voting Machines.

The Congress allegation — it is the first time that a mainstream party has refused to accept the mandate alleging manipulation of EVMs — came even as its stalwarts in Haryana, Kumari Selja and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, conceded defeat with Selja targeting the Hooda camp for the loss.

Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, Congress communication head Jairam Ramesh said, “I would like to reiterate that the results in Haryana are unexpected, surprising and that we don’t accept them because this is a defeat of democracy and a win of the device.”

जम्मू-कश्मीर के लोगों का तहे दिल से शुक्रिया – प्रदेश में INDIA की जीत संविधान की जीत है, लोकतांत्रिक स्वाभिमान की जीत है।

हम हरियाणा के अप्रत्याशित नतीजे का विश्लेषण कर रहे हैं। अनेक विधानसभा क्षेत्रों से आ रही शिकायतों से चुनाव आयोग को अवगत कराएंगे।

सभी हरियाणा वासियों को…

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 9, 2024

He said the party has received “very serious complaints on the process of counting, the functioning of EVMs in at least three districts. There are more that are coming in.”

“It (the verdict) goes against ground reality. It goes against what people in Haryana had made up their mind for, which was for change and transformation. Under these circumstances, it is not possible for us to accept the results that have been announced today. Serious questions have been raised by our candidates… We will bring it to the notice of the EC. What we have seen today in Haryana is a victory for manipulation, a victory for subverting the will of the people and it is a defeat for transparent, democratic processes. The chapter on Haryana is not complete,” he said.