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Rahul Gandhi at INDIA Bloc’s Ramlila Maidan: “I am telling every citizen and every youth of India: Gyanesh Kumar will be removed from the post of Chief Election Commissioner.”
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a “Save Democracy” march towards Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. (REUTERS)
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, at INDIA Bloc’s Ramlila Maidan rally against the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, on Sunday said that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would be removed from his post and jailed for facilitating alleged vote theft in the country.
“Listen to me. What I say always turns out to be true, doesn’t it? I am telling every citizen and every youth of India: Gyanesh Kumar will be removed from the post of Chief Election Commissioner. Gyanesh Kumar will go to jail,” said Gandhi.
RAHUL GANDHI’S TOP 5 QUOTES
On the Constitution
“No one is bigger than the Constitution, however powerful or wealthy they may be.”
On Gyanesh Kumar
“Without Gyanesh Kumar, neither Narendra Modi would have become Prime Minister nor Amit Shah would have become Home Minister,” he said. “Gyanesh Kumar has committed the biggest crime, trying to silence the voice and soul of the nation… This is not an ordinary theft; it is the theft of the votes and the voice of the citizens.”
At A Glance
Rahul Gandhi stated at the INDIA Bloc rally that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would be removed from his post and jailed.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that vote theft occurred through EVMs and electoral roll manipulations in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
INDIA bloc leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Akhilesh Yadav attended the protest march against the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Union Minister JP Nadda labeled the opposition rally as a foolish drama.
To BJP
“After Gyanesh Kumar, we are coming for you… We will stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah and take legal action.”
On farmers and youth
Rahul Gandhi also raised concerns over issues facing farmers, youth and labourers, alleging that they were being denied their rights and that the country’s wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few people. “The farmer is not getting his rights. The youth are not getting employment. The labourer is not getting his rights, and the entire wealth has gone into the hands of two or three people. We do not want such an India, and we will not accept such an India,” he added.
Vote theft
The Congress leader also alleged that vote theft had taken place in several Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, claiming that votes were manipulated through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and changes to electoral rolls. “For years, vote theft has been happening in this country. Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections: in all these elections, vote theft has occurred. Votes have been stolen through EVMs and by deleting and adding names to voter lists,” he said. “Vote theft has been happening in this country for years. The election process has been manipulated using EVMs and voter lists.”
Rahul Gandhi further claimed that 15 per cent of India’s voters were removed from electoral rolls after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, describing the election as illegal and stolen.
“It was a stolen election. I am not the one saying this; the Election Commission is saying this,” he said.
THE RAMLILA MAIDAN RALLY
INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, attended the rally organised against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Top Opposition leaders and supporters from across the country gathered at the venue for the INDIA bloc’s ‘Hello Delhi’ protest march, raising concerns over the SIR exercise and alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
The march began from the Minto Road-Connaught Place junction and proceeded towards Ramlila Maidan. The gathering followed a public “impeachment” programme against the CEC held in the national capital on October 31.
BJP’s RESPONSE
Renouncing the opposition’s claims, Union Minister JP Nadda labeled the rally as a “foolish drama”. He further asserted that the protest would act as the “final nail in the coffin of Congress’ political future”.
Taking a jibe at the Congress leader, Home Minister Amit Shah suggested that he “stay in mock parliament your entire life” if he wanted to become Prime Minister. The BJP leader also predicted that Gandhi would never get an opportunity to hold the top post.
With ANI inputs
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