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. 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.
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.
The 2024 election was stolen, and yet the President wants us to submit proof to her,” he said.
I was shocked and stunned that the President of India accepted what we said,” Rahul Gandhi said. Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition was prepared to present the evidence it had collected to the President. 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. 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.
“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. 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.
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.
