Rahul Gandhi says Modi, Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar will pay a price over 'vote chori'
Punjab Kesari, Daijiworld and The Hans India reported that Rahul Gandhi spoke at a rally in Margao, Goa, on October 18, part of the Congress's Goy Rakhon Yatra. He said Gyanesh Kumar implements the theft of votes, Amit Shah operationalises it and Narendra Modi orchestrates the whole plan from behind the scenes. Per IANS, he said Kumar and others will face the law and pay a price for what they have done. He said he already has 45 cases against him, including defamation, and challenged the government to file a case over his vote-theft claims. He repeated the allegation for elections in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Bengal and Assam, and urged Goans to back the Congress in the Assembly elections due in February-March 2027.
The speech ties the 'vote chori' charge to a chain of named officials, and the dare to file a case is meant to force the government to answer in court. The reference to Goa's 2027 Assembly elections shows the charge is also campaign material for the Congress.
If you follow the electoral-roll dispute, note that the reports record Gandhi's allegations and not findings by a court or the Election Commission. Check the outlets for any reply before drawing a conclusion.
Gandhi's view, as reported: the vote theft runs in a chain from the Chief Election Commissioner to Shah to Modi, and the government's reluctance to file a case shows that it does not want the matter tested in court.
These reports carry no government or BJP reply to the Goa remarks. Kiren Rijiju's remarks the same day, reported by Outlook India and ANI, describe a plot to incite violence over the SIR protests and say regime change is possible only through elections.
Confirmed in the reports are the Margao rally, the three names Gandhi mentioned and his challenge to the government. Not confirmed are the vote-theft claims, which the reports present as his allegation. Watch today for a BJP or Election Commission reply.
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