'Institutional capture of EC, CBI, ED, Income Tax Dept': Rahul Gandhi attacks RSS & govt in Lok Sabha address

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said in his address to the Lower House on Tuesday that there is an institutional capture of the Election Commission, which directly controls India’s electoral system.

"I have given proof how EC is colluding with those in power to shape elections," said Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.

"The project of the RSS was to capture the institutional framework of the country... Vice-chancellor after vice-chancellor is placed not on merit, not on capability, not on scientific temper, but on the fact that he belongs to a particular organisation. Second capture. which helps in destroying democracy. The capture of the intelligence agencies. The capture of the CBI, of the ED, of the Income Tax Department. And the systematic placement of bureaucrats who favor their ideology and attack the opposition and anybody who chooses to oppose the RSS," added the LoP.