Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party over ‘vote theft’ and called the entire Haryana government ‘infiltrators’. He added that ‘out of the 240 BJP MPs in the Lok Sabha, roughly every sixth MP has won through vote theft.’
Taking to his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Gandhi wrote, “Seats are sometimes stolen through vote theft, sometimes entire governments. Out of the 240 BJP MPs in the Lok Sabha, roughly every sixth MP has won through vote theft. It’s not hard to identify them – should we call them “infiltrators” in BJP’s own language? And Haryana? There, the entire government is “infiltrator.”
“The institutions they keep in their pockets, the ones that tamper with voter lists and the electoral process – those themselves are ‘remote controlled.’ Their real fear is the truth. Because if fair elections were held, even today, they couldn’t win 140 seats,” he added.
Criticising Rahul Gandhi for his claims accusing the BJP of “stealing” the assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal with the support of the Election Commission of India, BJP leader Prakash Reddy today said, “Both Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi are frustrated now… The statements by them are irresponsible and they are accusing the election commission… Accusing it means accusing the constitution and the democracy… Rahul Gandhi needs to understand the working of the constitution, how SIR is conducted, and the voter list is refreshed in the interest of democracy… Accusing ECI will not yield any results, and democracy will not survive… Therefore, you must work for the people, after which you may get the chance to win again…”
Reddy described Rahul’s statements as “irresponsible” and warned that such accusations against the ECI undermine the constitution and democracy. He urged both leaders to focus on serving the people to earn another chance at victory.
Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi said that ‘the theft of Assam and Bengal’s mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy.’ He further added, “Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about.”
Meanwhile, outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP and claimed that she had not lost the assembly polls, saying “they can defeat Trinamool Congress through the Election Commission” but “morally we won the election”.
Interacting with the media a day after the assembly election results, in which the BJP scored a two-thirds majority, and Trinamool Congress got 80 seats, Mamata Banerjee also said she will strengthen the INDIA bloc, noting that she does not have “any chair now” and is “a commoner”.
“I will not resign, I did not lose, I will not go to Raj Bhavan… The question doesn’t arise. No. Now, I also want to say that we didn’t lose the election. They attempt to defeat us. Officially, through the Election Commission, they can defeat us, but morally we won the election,” Mamata Banerjee said.
BJP won a spectacular 207 seats in the assembly polls, ending TMC’s 15-year rule. The party is making preparations for the oath-taking ceremony of its first government in West Bengal.
