CEC will go to jail, PM to face action, says Rahul; Amit Shah's '1984 riots' retort

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday warned that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar would face jail and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would face legal action over alleged electoral irregularities. The BJP hit back, with Amit Shah accusing Rahul Gandhi of rubbing salt into the wounds of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by holding the INDIA bloc rally in Delhi on the anniversary of the violence.

Addressing a massive gathering at Ramlila Maidan, Rahul Gandhi said Kumar would eventually have to step down and face imprisonment over 'vote theft'. He also warned PM Modi and Shah that they could not escape accountability, asserting that legal action would be taken against them.

The INDIA bloc organised the 'Chalo Dilli' rally under its 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' campaign, demanding Kumar's resignation and alleging that the Election Commission had facilitated electoral manipulation to benefit the BJP.

Calling vote theft an attack on the country's democracy and Constitution, Rahul said, "This is not a simple theft, like stealing from a shop. This is the theft of the vote and voice of every citizen of India."

He termed the alleged manipulation treason and claimed that constitutional institutions had been captured. He also alleged that 15 per cent of India's voters had been removed from electoral rolls after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, arguing that this meant the election itself was illegal and stolen.

"I am not the one saying this, the Election Commission is saying this," he claimed. - Ends