“For vote theft, in the future Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will certainly be stripped of his post and imprisoned under charges of treason. Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will also not be able to escape legal action,” said Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi.
He made these remarks at the massive rally held by the INDIA alliance in Delhi on Sunday against Gyanesh Kumar.
Opposition parties have been staging continuous protests, accusing Gyanesh Kumar of engaging in electoral malpractice in favor of the BJP through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list in the country, and demanding that he resign. Raising this demand, a grand rally and public meeting were held in Delhi on Sunday on behalf of the INDIA alliance.
In open vehicles...: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, Communist Party of India General Secretary D. Raja, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, and other INDIA alliance leaders reached the Minto Road-Connaught Place intersection in open vehicles from Kharge's residence.
Then, as vehicles slowly lined up toward Ramlila Maidan, the procession began and proceeded amid a large gathering of people from various parties, student organizations, and others. Many participated, raising slogans of protest with banners criticizing Gyanesh Kumar and the Modi government.
‘The 2024 election is illegal’: A public meeting was held after the procession reached Ramlila Maidan. At that time, Rahul spoke in the presence of INDIA alliance leaders as follows:
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the vote difference between the National Democratic Alliance and the INDIA alliance was only 3 percent. In the voter list used for this election, 15 percent of voters have now been removed through SIR. That means one in seven voters has been removed. This means the 2024 Lok Sabha election was illegal.
‘Modi, Amit Shah cannot escape’: Vote theft has taken place through voting machines and the voter list. For this, in the future, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will be stripped of his post and imprisoned under charges of treason. Following him, we will stand against Modi and Amit Shah. Both will have to face legal action. They cannot escape anywhere. Justice will be demanded on behalf of the people for vote theft and for selling the nation to Adani.
The crowd gathered here is a strong message against Modi, Amit Shah, and Gyanesh Kumar. This is the voice of the youth, farmers, and workers who are protecting democracy and the Constitution from destruction. No matter how much power or wealth you have, you are not above the Constitution.
‘What is my religion?’: We are not spreading hatred against Modi, Amit Shah, and Gyanesh Kumar; we are not inciting violence. We only want to stop them from destroying the Constitution.
My religion is being questioned. My religion is to speak as the voice of the people. Regardless of what religion they belong to, their voices must be protected. Modi, Amit Shah, and the RSS are joining hands to spread hatred in the country. Today, the entire nation does not want hatred; it wants love and brotherhood. We will certainly fulfill their wish, said Rahul.
Heavy security: In view of the INDIA alliance rally and public meeting, extensive security arrangements were made by the Delhi Police. More than 4,000 police personnel were deployed for security duty in the Ramlila Maidan area, along with riot-control vehicles. Surveillance was carried out using more than 200 CCTV cameras and drones. Police said the rally concluded peacefully without any major law-and-order problem.
We will not rest until Modi is removed: Kharge
Speaking at the Delhi rally, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, ‘If democracy in the country is to be protected, Prime Minister Modi must be removed from power. The central government and various BJP governments in the states have been formed only through “vote theft.”
Since Gyanesh Kumar is the reason they came to power, Modi and Amit Shah are protecting him. Both are involved in depriving Dalit communities, youth, and women of their voting rights. Our struggle will not end until Modi is removed,’ he said.