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Economic Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
"BJP is adding and cutting votes fraudulently," Pawan Khera continues attack on BJP over alleged 'vote theft'
Synopsis The Congress party intensifies its accusations against the BJP, alleging voter list manipulation through fraudulent additions and removals. Pawan Khera highlights the significance of the SIR process in Bihar, which exposed irregularities necessitating Supreme Court intervention. ANI "BJP is adding and cutting votes fraudulently," Pawan Khera continues attack on BJP over alleged 'vote theft' New Delhi: The Congress party continued its attack on the BJP over alleged 'vote theft' on Saturday, with senior leader Pawan Khera accusing the ruling party of tampering with the voter list by fraudulently adding and removing said that if the SIR process hadn't begun in Bihar, many irregularities in the voter list would have remained hidden. He added that the situation became so serious that even the Supreme Court had to step in, and the Election Commission was forced to accept the Congress party's demands. Speaking at the press conference, Pawan Khera said, "Yesterday we celebrated our 79th Independence Day, and tomorrow, on 17th August, we will start our Vote Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. It is possible to breathe freely in independent India because it is possible to vote. If we cannot vote, we will not be able to breathe freely in independent India. This is why Rahul Gandhi has started this struggle." He praised the people of Bihar, the Congress, and the INDIA alliance for raising their voices against the alleged conspiracy. "The way the BJP is adding and cutting votes fraudulently, they have been caught with their very hands. If SIR had not been started in Bihar, perhaps many things would not have come to light. The situation reached such a stage that even the Supreme Court had to intervene, and the Election Commission had to accept our demands... The people of Bihar, the Congress Party, and the INDIA alliance raised their voices against the conspiracy that was being hatched," he in the day, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, shared a spoof video inspired by the film Laapataa Ladies, reiterating the Congress's "vote theft" allegations against the Election Commission and urging people to join the 'Vote Chori se Azaadi' the video on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Chori chori, chupke chupke... ab or nahi, janta jag gayi hai, (Secretly, stealthily... No more now, the public has awakened)."The video shows a middle-aged man at a police station submitting a theft complaint. When asked by a policeman, "What has been stolen?" the man hesitates before replying, "Vote." The policeman reacts in shock and asks, "How's this possible?" The video ends with the message, "Theft of your vote is theft of your right." The clip is based on a scene in Laapataa Ladies where a husband goes to the police station to report that his wife has been exchanged. (ANI)
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
People dissatisfied with Election Commissions working: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 16 (ANI): Amid the row over 'vote theft" allegations, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday claimed that people are 'dissatisfied" with the Election Commission's to reporters, Akhilesh Yadav said that questions have been raised on the poll body over several elections. He said, 'From time to time, fingers have been pointed at the Election Commission, whether it is the election for village head, assembly election, Lok Sabha election, or any other election."'Ensuring free and fair elections and increasing people's trust in the institution is the Election Commission's responsibility… But we are seeing that people are dissatisfied with the way the Election Commission is working," the Samajwadi Party chief claimed that no action was taken even after submitting an affidavit regarding a voter fraud of 18,000 said, 'Recently, the INDIA alliance raised its voice against vote theft, and the result was that even the Supreme Court had to agree with the Opposition's stance. We gave an affidavit regarding a voter fraud of 18,000 votes, but no action was taken. If action is taken against even a single officer of the Election Commission, then there will be no vote theft, vote robbery, or any such looting anywhere."'We have heard reports about people giving their vote in EVMs, and it turns out to be zero. There have been questions on how EMV's battery is fully charged even after being kept for months. So there has been a demand for ballot… Learn from America, Japan and Germany. Germany's Supreme Court said that voting through EVMs will be unconstitutional," SP chief further Yadav addressed the reporters after paying a tribute to warrior queen Avantibai Lodhi on her birth anniversary by garlanding her statue in Uttar Pradesh's Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday shared a spoof video inspired by the film Laapataa Ladies, reiterating the Congress's 'vote theft" allegations against the Election Commission and urging people to join the 'Vote Chori se Azaadi' the video on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, 'Chori chori, chupke chupke… ab or nahi, janta jag gayi hai, (Secretly, stealthily… No more now, the public has awakened)."The video shows a middle-aged man at a police station submitting a theft complaint. When asked by a policeman, 'What has been stolen?" the man hesitates before replying, 'Vote." The policeman reacts in shock and asks, 'How's this possible?" The video ends with the message, 'Theft of your vote is theft of your right." (ANI)
India.com
2 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke : Rahul Gandhi Shares Video For Vote Theft Campaign
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday shared a spoof video inspired by the film Laapataa Ladies, reiterating the Congress's "vote theft" allegations against the Election Commission and urging people to join the 'Vote Chori se Azaadi' campaign. Sharing the video on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Chori chori, chupke chupke... ab or nahi, janta jag gayi hai, (Secretly, stealthily... No more now, the public has awakened)." चोरी चोरी, चुपके चुपके… अब और नहीं, जनता जाग गई है।#StopVoteChori — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 16, 2025 The video shows a middle-aged man at a police station submitting a theft complaint. When asked by a policeman, "What has been stolen?" the man hesitates before replying, "Vote." The policeman reacts in shock and asks, "How's this possible?" The video ends with the message, "Theft of your vote is theft of your right." The clip is based on a scene in Laapataa Ladies where a husband goes to the police station to report that his wife has been exchanged. This comes after Congress announced the launch of the 'Vote Chori se Azaadi' campaign, asking people to join the movement against alleged "vote theft" by the Election Commission and the BJP. Earlier, the Congress party in a post on X urged people to change their display picture (DP) on social media to support the campaign. "On the occasion of Independence Day, join the campaign for freedom from 'vote theft'. Change your WhatsApp DP," the post said. On August 14, ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi also announced the launch of the "Voter Adhikar Yatra" against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He appealed to people to "join this people's movement." "From August 17, with #VoterAdhikarYatra, we are launching a direct fight against vote theft from the soil of Bihar," Gandhi said in a post on X. He added, "This is not just an election issue - it is a decisive battle to protect democracy, the constitution, and the principle of 'one man, one vote.' We will ensure a clean voter list across the entire country. Youth, workers, farmers - every citizen, rise and join this people's movement. This time, the defeat of vote thieves - the victory of the people, the victory of the constitution." On August 7, Rahul Gandhi had also criticised the Election Commission of India, saying elections are "choreographed". Presenting Congress's research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka, he alleged the theft of 1,00,250 votes. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has repeatedly asked Rahul Gandhi to submit a signed declaration to back up his claims of "vote theft".
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Chori chori, chupke chupke': Rahul Gandhi shares new video as part of 'vote theft' campaign; watch
Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: A fresh jibe added to Rahul Gandhi 's string of attacks on the Election Commission , as the Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP on Saturday used a parody clip from the Hindi film "Laapataa Ladies" to target the poll body. Sharing a one-minute video inspired by Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies, Rahul posted on X: "Chori chori, chupke chupke… Ab aur nahi, jantaa jaag gayi hai" (Now, no more, the public has woken up). — RahulGandhi (@RahulGandhi) In the video, a man walks into a police station to report a theft. While the policeman lists usual stolen items, the man responds that he has fallen victim to "vote theft." Meanwhile, the Congress party has urged people to join its "Vote Chori se Azaadi" campaign in support of Rahul's allegations against the Election Commission and BJP. Rahul also announced the launch of "VoterAdhikarYatra" from August 17 in Bihar, calling it a direct fight against vote theft. "From August 17, with #VoterAdhikarYatra, we are launching a direct fight against vote theft from the soil of Bihar," he said on X. This comes amid INDIA bloc protests and Rahul's repeated charge that elections are being manipulated. On August 7, he alleged: "Elections are choreographed. Our internal polling told us we would win 16 seats in Karnataka; we won nine. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo We then focused on seven unexpected losses. We chose one Lok Sabha, and our team decided we could only focus on one Vidhan Sabha (seat). So we focused on Mahadevapur. Here is the broad math. All data is 2024 data from the Election Commission. Total votes polled in the Lok Sabha were 6.26 lakh. The BJP won with 6,58,915, securing a margin of 32,707. But then we look at Mahadevapura, where Congress polls 1,15,586 and BJP polls 2,29,632. Congress wins all Vidhan Sabhas but this one. This seat wins them the election." He also said on August 7 that "Elections are choreographed and EC colluding with the BJP."
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
School Assembly News Headlines Today: Top national, international & other news of August 16
School Assembly News Headlines Today: Here is everything you need to be informed on, from important national events to top international developments, education and sports news. The top headlines for August 16, 2025, are: School assembly news headlines today (August 16)(Unsplash/Photo for representation) National Red alert issued for Mumbai, Thane amid heavy rainfall and waterlogging Studies show frequency of cloudbursts increasing Rescuers scour debris as J&K flash flood toll hits 60, may rise Hyderabad police raid drug-fuelled birthday party, 51 foreign nationals arrested India to launch deep water exploration mission: Modi Will stand as a wall to protect farmers: Modi Nagaland governor La Ganesan, 80, dies at Chennai hospital Modi launches ₹1L-cr scheme for private sector job seekers Congress launches 'Vote Chori se Azaadi' campaign; urges for support by displaying picture Education and jobs ₹100 for all prelims, no fee for mains exams in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar International Conflict would not have happened if Trump was US President in 2022: Putin after Alaska meet 'Tariffing India won't stop Putin': US Democrats panel slams Donald Trump's trade move Trump struggles to walk in a straight line at Putin summit, sparks fresh health rumours 5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Queensland, Australia Sports KKR join race for Sanju Samson, offers RR two players: Report
