Rahul accuses BJP, RSS, EC of 'vote chori' in Bihar, vows to protect voting rights
Addressing a public rally in Ara, the Congress leader said the Voter Adhikar Yatra will become a nationwide movement to protest against vote theft
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (August 30) slammed the NDA government at the Centre for the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, and accused the BJP, the RSS and the Election Commission of indulging in ‘vote chori’ (vote theft) in the country.
Addressing a public rally during the Congress’ Voter Adhikar Yatra in Ara, Rahul claimed that the electoral roll revision was an “attack on the Constitution and the democratic system of the country”.
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“The BJP, the RSS and the EC are indulging in vote chori in the country,” he alleged. The Voter Adhikar Yatra that started from Bihar will become a “country-wide movement against stealing of votes,” he said.
‘Won’t let BJP do it in Bihar’
“The NDA government succeeded in stealing votes in Maharashtra and other parts of the country. But we will not allow the BJP and the EC to steal even a single vote in Bihar,” said the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
“Voting is the right of Dalits, minorities and women, but the Narendra Modi government steals votes to win polls,” he alleged.
The right to vote has been guaranteed by the Constitution of India, he said. Holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand, he accused the BJP of “attacking it by stripping people of their right to vote”.
“We will not allow the BJP to further steal votes in any other parts of the country. Now, people have started calling BJP leaders ‘vote chor’ (vote thieves),” he claimed.
(With agency inputs)