New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that votes were being stolen across the country and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of being involved in what he described as a conspiracy to undermine Indian democracy.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu, Rahul Gandhi said the President did not deny the Opposition’s allegations of electoral irregularities. He said the Opposition had submitted a memorandum alleging a conspiracy to undermine India’s democratic system.
Opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc on Friday marched from Parliament towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu, raising concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He further claimed that the President had asked the Opposition to provide evidence supporting its allegations of ‘election chori’. “The evidence of ‘election chori’ is known to the entire country. State after state has been stolen. Led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the MPs and party leaders marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan carrying placards and raising slogans alleging ‘vote chori’ and collusion between the Election Commission and the BJP-led government. other protesters staged a sit-in along Kartavya Path, holding placards reading, “Gyanesh, it’s done bro While a delegation of senior leaders went in to meet the President. The President didn’t deny or argue. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge , Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee , Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah , NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule, SP’s Rajeev Rai, RJD’s Manoj Jha, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan, CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby and CPI’s D Raja were part of the group that met Murmu.
The 2024 election was stolen, and yet the President wants us to submit proof to her,” he said. The march followed a meeting of around 150 MPs and other INDIA bloc leaders in Parliament’s Central Hall. Representatives of 16 parties signed the memorandum seeking the President’s intervention over what they described as irregularities in the electoral process and concerns about the poll body’s functioning, according to the Opposition.
Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition was prepared to present the evidence it had collected to the President. Earlier reporting noted: Opposition panel meets President Murmu, Rahul Gandhi says ‘vote chori’ proof sought A delegation of Opposition leaders met President Droupadi Murmu on Friday evening, demanding action against chief election commissioner ( CEC ) Gyanesh Kumar and said she asked for evidence of alleged “vote chori” after a meeting that lasted over 45 minutes. Earlier reporting noted: The delegation also accused the chief election commissioner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah of “conspiring” to undermine democracy. Earlier reporting noted: “We said PM, Amit Shah and Gyanesh Kumar have conspired to destroy democracy. She accepted our statement and said we need to bring her proof of ‘vote chori’,” leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi told reporters after meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Describing the meeting as “quite unbelievable”, the Congress leader claimed that the President neither questioned nor challenged the allegations raised by the Opposition delegation. He said the group would present its collected evidence to the President when she was ready to consider it.
“I expected the President of India to deny that ‘vote chori’ was taking place. I expected her to say that India has a free and fair electoral system.
I was shocked and stunned that the President of India accepted what we said,” Rahul Gandhi said.
