New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of staging a "drama" over his demand to meet the Election Commission, saying the poll panel's official statement had exposed his claims as a "lie".

Trivedi alleged that Gandhi spent the day claiming that the Election Commission was refusing to meet the Opposition, while the ECI had clarified that no political party had sought an appointment until 4 pm.

His remarks came after INDIA bloc leaders marched towards Nirvachan Sadan to protest against the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The protest was followed by a sit...