{"id":13586,"date":"2026-08-18T07:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13586"},"modified":"2026-08-18T07:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:14:09","slug":"please-take-gyanesh-kumar-to-america-congresss-jibe-at-cec-after-trump-lauds-indian-electoral-system-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13586","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Please take Gyanesh Kumar to America&#8217;: Congress&#8217;s jibe at CEC after Trump lauds Indian electoral system | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133314156,imgsize-69979,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg\" alt=\"'Please take Gyanesh Kumar to America': Congress's jibe at CEC after Trump lauds Indian electoral system\" title=\"Khera proposed sending India\u2019s electronic voting machines (EVM) and Kumar to the US.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Khera proposed sending India\u2019s electronic voting machines (EVM) and Kumar to the US.\">Khera proposed sending India\u2019s electronic voting machines (EVM) and Kumar to the US.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Tuesday took a dig at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after US President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> cited India\u2019s election system while calling for stricter voter identification rules in the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In his post on X, Khera said, \u201cPlease take Gyanesh Kumar Gupta to America. And keep him there. We will send our EVMs too by the next available flight.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Referring to what he called Trump\u2019s \u201cinsults and bullying\u201d towards India, Khera added, \u201cThis is the least we can do for you.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He ended the post with, \u201cTo SIR With Love, from India,\u201d indirectly referring to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Trump had cited India\u2019s electoral system while renewing his push for the SAVE America Act, a proposed US law that would require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and introduce voter identification requirements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Trump said India\u2019s Chief Election Commissioner had questioned how elections could be conducted in the US without valid photo identification.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cEarlier this month, India&#8217;s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration &#8211; How can you have Elections in the US without a valid Photo ID?\u201d Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Trump also referred to India\u2019s 2024 Lok Sabha election and said more than 646 million people voted, while less than 1% voted through postal ballots. He said every voter had a valid photo identity document.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Congress response comes against the background of its disputes with Kumar and the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission<\/a> over electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The dispute intensified in 2025 after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of \u201cvote chori\u201d and alleged irregularities in voter rolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Rahul Gandhi alleged irregularities in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka during the 2024 Lok Sabha election. <!-- -->Congress alleged that the constituency had duplicate voters, voters with allegedly incorrect addresses and other irregularities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The Election Commission rejected the allegations and asked Rahul Gandhi to submit an affidavit supporting his claims. Kumar later said Rahul should provide an affidavit or apologise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>The Congress also raised questions over the Bihar SIR conducted ahead of the 2025 Assembly election.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>The party alleged that the exercise could lead to eligible voters being removed from the electoral rolls. The Election Commission rejected allegations of bias and \u201cvote chori\u201d and said it treated all political parties equally.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The Congress later raised allegations over voter deletions in Karnataka\u2019s Aland Assembly constituency. Last year, Rahul Gandhi alleged that voters had been targeted for deletion and accused Kumar of protecting those responsible.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/please-take-gyanesh-kumar-to-america-congresss-jibe-at-cec-after-trump-lauds-indian-electoral-system\/articleshow\/133314095.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khera proposed sending India\u2019s electronic voting machines (EVM) and Kumar to the US. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Tuesday took a dig at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after US President Donald Trump cited India\u2019s election system while calling for stricter voter identification rules in the United States.In his post on X, Khera said, \u201cPlease [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/khera-proposed-sending-indias-electronic-voting-machines-and-kumar-to-the-us.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Khera proposed sending India\u2019s electronic voting machines (EVM) and Kumar to the US. 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