New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday warned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar that he would be removed from office and jailed for “treason” over alleged vote theft, popularly referred to by the Opposition as “vote chori”. Addressing the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, Gandhi also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would face legal action and should not expect to escape accountability.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remarks while addressing a gathering organised to protest alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Responding to Amit Shah’s reported assertion that Modi was not going anywhere, Gandhi said the Prime Minister would not be able to evade accountability.
“Amit Shah said Narendra Modi is not going anywhere. I would tell you Narendra Modi cannot go anywhere; even if he wants to go, we will not let him,” Gandhi said.
He then warned the Prime Minister and Home Minister that legal action would follow over what he described as vote theft.
“Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah ji, understand this — after Gyanesh Kumar, we will stand against you and don’t forget that for the vote chori you have done, there will be legal action against you and Narendra Modi,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi Says CEC Will Face Action Over Vote Chori
Gandhi asserted that Kumar would be removed from his post and imprisoned for “treason” in the future. His remarks were directed at the Chief Election Commissioner amid the Opposition’s allegations of electoral manipulation.
The Congress leader also said he would not support violence or hatred against Modi, Shah or Kumar, despite his criticism of them.
“Be it Modi, Shah or Gyanesh Kumar, we will not perpetrate violence against them. We will not spread hatred, we will work with love but we will not let them destroy the Constitution,” he said.
‘Making People’s Voices Heard Is My Religion’: Rahul Gandhi
Reacting to the turnout at the rally, Gandhi said the gathering represented more than the INDIA bloc’s political leadership. He described it as the collective voice of young people, farmers and labourers.
“This is not the voice of a political party or leaders but the voice of youth, farmers, labourers, and it is declaring that ‘we will not let democracy and Constitution be destroyed in India’,” he said.
Gandhi also invoked the Constitution while attacking the ruling government, saying that political power and money could not place anyone above it.
“No matter how much power and money you have, you are not bigger than the Constitution,” he said.
When asked about his religion, Gandhi said his faith was in ensuring that the voices of people across the country were heard.
The INDIA bloc rally was organised to raise concerns over alleged electoral irregularities and the SIR exercise, with opposition leaders demanding accountability from the Election Commission.
