By Ashish Kurl
Pachmarhi: Former Congress President and Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday departed for Bhopal after paying floral tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Pachmarhi. Speaking to the media earlier in the morning, he reiterated serious allegations of voter fraud in recent elections, claiming that a significant portion of votes had been “stolen” across multiple states.
Rahul Gandhi referred to a presentation he delivered recently concerning Haryana, where, according to him, data indicated that approximately 25 lakh votes had been tampered with. “This means one out of every eight votes was stolen. After analysing the patterns and data, I believe similar manipulation has taken place in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh,” he said.
He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of working in close coordination with the Election Commission to facilitate such irregularities. “This is not a coincidence. It is a system. A joint operation. We have extensive evidence and we will continue to make it public in phases,” he added.
Commenting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process currently being conducted by the Election Commission, Gandhi described it as an attempt to conceal widespread voter list manipulation. “The core issue is vote theft, and SIR is being used to cover it up. We have detailed information regarding the manner in which voters were removed and substituted. What we have shown so far is only a small part,” he stated.
He further asserted that the alleged electoral malpractice amounted to an assault on democracy and the Constitution drafted under the leadership of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. Concluding his remarks, Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and senior RSS functionary Gyanesh Kumar of “jointly damaging the country through their partnership in power.”
