Kharge accuses CEC of vote theft, calls for protest and Nitish's RSS links
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge alleged large-scale vote theft by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in favour of the BJP and urged a mass rally in New Delhi on November 1.
At a ceremony in Patna marking the 139th birth anniversary of Sri Krishna Singh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge intensified his attack on chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of orchestrating a massive "vote-theft" that benefitted the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He urged citizens to join an INDIA bloc rally in New Delhi on November 1 to demand the CEC’s ouster, the reversal of the 2023 immunity law for election officials, and an end to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Kharge linked these allegations to earlier warnings by Rahul Gandhi and said governments in Bengal, Haryana, Bihar and Maharashtra were similarly obtained through fraudulent means. He also condemned the Modi government for failing on promises such as repatriating black money and creating jobs, and targeted JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar for aligning with the RSS, declaring that peace would elude the nation until RSS ideology is eliminated. The event, organized by Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh, featured internal dissent with banners demanding the resignation of BPCC president Rajesh Ram and AICC in-charge Krishna Allavaru.
Why it matters
The accusations could spark nationwide protests and pressure India's election oversight institutions.
How this story developed
- Oct 14 India detains Cockroach movement leaders as boat tragedy kills children and US secretary visits
- Oct 14 Thousands of young demonstrators gathered in Delhi to protest what they claim are irregularities in the voter registration process, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration.
- Oct 15 American OCI holder Imran Khan was instructed to exit India by Oct 28 after BJP leader Kirit Somaiya raised objections to his involvement in a Mumbai demonstration demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation.
- Oct 15 Opposition leaders announced a coordinated rally to demand the release of the detained activists.
- Oct 15 BJP representatives praised the enforcement action against Khan.
- Oct 16 The unrest has spread from Delhi to multiple major Indian cities.
- Oct 21 A magistrate extended the leaders' judicial custody by two days.
- Oct 22 The Cockroach Janata Party falters in the October voter‑roll protest.
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