Rahul Gandhi claims 2024 Lok Sabha elections ‘illegal’ over voter deletions | LIVE

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi addressing the gathering in the 'public impeachment' against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Phot: X/@INCIndia) The INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar began on Saturday (October 31, 2026) at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on Rajaji Marg in New Delhi, with former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar chairing the proceedings.

Speaking at the INDIA bloc’s public impeachment programme against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the deletion of 13.3 crore voter names had undermined the legitimacy of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

He claimed the number of deleted voters far exceeded the 3% vote margin between the Opposition and the BJP-led alliance. Mr. Gandhi also accused the Home Minister of trying to prevent people from reaching Delhi for the November 1 rally, an allegation rejected as a ‘lie’ by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury dismissed the BJP’s denial of alleged voter deletions, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of avoiding accountability in Parliament. She said the Prime Minister never appears in the House to answer questions.

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal alleged that the Opposition had been denied a hearing in Parliament and other institutions for 12 years. He said Sunday’s rally at Ramlila Maidan would reflect public resentment against the government.

After the INDIA bloc’s symbolic ‘public impeachment’ programme against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said discussions had been dignified and positive. He expressed confidence that the same spirit would continue at Sunday’s rally, adding that large numbers of people were expected to attend.

In a post on X, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the deletion of one in every seven voters from electoral rolls amounted to an admission that the 2024 Lok Sabha election was illegitimate. He accused Gyanesh Kumar and others of treason and warned of action against them.

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi claimed the Opposition had enough evidence against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to ensure his removal, warning the BJP against retaining him in office. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Rahul Gandhi for holding a symbolic ‘mock Parliament’ programme, accusing the Congress of ridiculing constitutional institutions.

He also alleged that Jawaharlal Nehru became Prime Minister through vote theft and challenged Gandhi to resign. Speaking at the INDIA bloc’s symbolic public impeachment programme against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi, TMC MP Mahua Moitra accused the Modi government and the Election Commission of undermining voting rights, claiming that 71% of deleted voters in West Bengal were Muslims and 51% were women.

Speaking at the INDIA bloc’s public impeachment programme against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the deletion of 13.3 crore voter names had undermined the legitimacy of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

He claimed the number of deleted voters far exceeded the 3% vote margin between the Opposition and the BJP-led alliance. ormer West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in the national capital to attend the INDIA bloc rally scheduled for November 1 at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge outlined six allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the INDIA bloc’s public impeachment resolution, accusing him of facilitating alleged vote theft, deleting 13.2 crore voter names, changing Form 6 and acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

peaking at the INDIA bloc’s symbolic impeachment programme against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi, TMC MP Saugata Roy said the Opposition had followed legal procedure to submit an impeachment notice but was not allowed to raise the issue in Parliament.

He also cited concerns over voter names being deleted from electoral rolls. RJD leader and Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of orchestrating alleged vote theft at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

He vowed to unite against what he described as an attempt to undermine democracy. BJP MP Sambit Patra defended the voter registration process amid the SIR row, asserting that only Indian citizens should vote and urging those whose names are missing from electoral rolls to submit Form 6.

He said a declaration form had been added, but Form 6 itself remained unchanged. BJP MP Sambit Patra criticised the Congress’s symbolic ‘mock Parliament’ protest, alleging that the first instance of vote theft took place under Jawaharlal Nehru.

He also defended the SIR process, explaining the ‘ASDD’ categories used to identify voters missing from electoral rolls.