Rahul Gandhi unleashed a blistering tirade at a press conference in New Delhi, saying the Modi‑Shah duo were “behind” the voter‑deletion scandal that has come to light during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He called the move a crime and vowed a full probe, framing it as an assault on the constitutional voting process.
The SIR, launched to clean up electoral rolls, has already been flagged 14 times by two Election Commissioners – Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi – who raised concerns about the deletion of names. They argued the process lacked transparency and may disenfranchise legitimate voters, a claim the Election Commission (EC) dismissed as normal institutional disagreement.
In a dramatic turn, Rahul likened India’s situation to Saddam‑Hussein’s Iraq and North Korea, asserting anti‑incumbency doesn’t exist in those regimes. He warned that if the vote is tampered with, “the constitution is destroyed, the laws are illegal, and institutions become meaningless.” The comparison drew sharp rebuke from opposition allies.
The EC, in a statement, said that all its orders are the result of unanimous decisions by the full Commission over the past year and that dissent is a normal part of deliberation. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was labeled a “Deshdrohi” by Rahul, escalating the personal nature of the attack.
Rahul called for Parliament to impeach the Election Commission immediately, insisting that the body’s actions amount to treason. The next session of the Lok Sabha is set to debate the impeachment motion, a move that could trigger a seismic shift in India’s electoral governance.