{"id":28187,"date":"2026-09-24T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28187"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:29:05","slug":"vote-chori-kanoon-chori-sanstha-chori-rahul-gandhi-tears-into-pm-modi-amit-shah-cec-gyanesh-kumar-amid-sir-row-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28187","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vote chori, kanoon chori, sanstha chori&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi tears into PM Modi, Amit Shah, CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid SIR row | 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-134461372,imgsize-78561,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi.jpg\" alt=\"'Vote chori, kanoon chori, sanstha chori': Rahul Gandhi tears into PM Modi, Amit Shah, CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid SIR row\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi addresses presser on SIR row\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Gandhi addresses presser on SIR row\">Rahul Gandhi addresses presser on SIR row<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Thursday took aim at the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after reports of differences within the poll body over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls sparked a political stir.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He accused the CEC of &#8220;vote chori, kanun chori, sanstha chori (vote theft, law theft, institutional theft)&#8221;, calling it an &#8220;act against nation&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He claimed that all elections were &#8220;rigged&#8221;, further questioning why PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah do not face anti-incumbency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;I come from a political family, and I have spent more than 50 years in a political family&#8230; In India, there is a fundamental force called anti-incumbency that very quickly starts to resist any government. <!-- -->It does not spare anybody. Indira Gandhi won the Bangladesh war, was at the height of her popularity, and then suddenly, within a year or two, massive anti-incumbency, massive pressure,&#8221; he said addressing a press conference.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;The same exact thing happens to leader after leader after leader. Happens to Congress leaders; it happens to regional parties, but for some reason, it never happens to Mr. Narendra Modi, does not happen to Mr. Shah, does not happen to the BJP,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>&#8220;The enemies of the Constitution have been exposed. Justice will be served,&#8221; Rahul had said before the presser.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>An Indian Express report has highlighted differences among members of the EC over the SIR of electoral rolls. The report said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised formal objections on at least 14 occasions over a 10-month period against decisions and orders related to electoral-roll processes.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\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<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>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>, however, described the queries and observations raised by its members as part of its routine internal process. It said written notes, technical inputs and internal scrutiny were standard mechanisms to check legal compliance and protect voters\u2019 rights.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The ECI further said all decisions taken by the Commission, including those related to SIR, had full legal backing and stressed that its final decisions were unanimous.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/rahul-gandhi-press-conference-on-ec-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-sir-congress-vote-chori-election-bjp\/articleshow\/134457370.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi addresses presser on SIR row NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took aim at the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after reports of differences within the poll body over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls sparked a political stir.He 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