Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA block on Monday took out a march in Delhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the issue of alleged ‘vote theft’. Opposition leaders, who came out with hundreds of supporters and workers, accused the Election Commission of large-scale deletion of voters’ names and irregularities in the electoral process. In this matter, many opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi have filed a petition in the Supreme Court.
The legal team of the Congress party filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday. There are a total of 11 petitioners in this petition, apart from Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Saugata Roy (TMC), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (RJD), Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena-UBT), M.A. Baby (CPI-M), D. Raja (CPI), Mahua Maji (JMM), Supriya Sule (NCP-SP) and E.T. Mohammad Bashir (IUML). The special thing is that there is no one from Aam Aadmi Party in this petition. At the same time, Election Commission of India, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu have been made respondents in this petition.
Hearing on Rahul Gandhi’s petition on Tuesday
The Supreme Court has directed the registry to complete the process on Rahul Gandhi’s petition on Monday itself. The court said that the flaws in the petition should be removed, so that the matter can be listed for hearing on Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant will hear the case on Tuesday. Earlier, the Chief Justice had indicated that if the petition is filed by Monday evening, the case can be taken up for hearing the next day.
The petition has raised the issue of large-scale deletion of voters’ names and irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The opposition has demanded an immediate stop to the SIR process and removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from the post.
‘March for Democracy’ started from Constitution Club
Opposition leaders named their march ‘March for Democracy’. Apart from Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot and Mukul Wasnik, Sagarika Ghosh of Trinamool Congress also participated in this march led by Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.
Leaders of many constituent parties of INDIA block including D Raja, MA Baby, Tejashwi Yadav, Supriya Sule, Sanjay Raut, Dipankar Bhattacharya and ET Mohammad Bashir were present in the march. Social activists Yogendra Yadav, Nandita Narayan and All India Students Association (AISA) chief Neha Bora also took part in the protest.
All the leaders and supporters first gathered in the Constitution Club. After this, they left for Barakhamba Road Junction in four AC buses and started the march from there towards the Supreme Court. However, the police stopped the march by erecting barricades on Bhagwan Das Road. During this, some leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav climbed on top of a vehicle.
“Resign, become a government witness”
Rahul Gandhi attacked BJP in the press conference held before the march. Accused of giving protection to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He questioned the restrictions imposed during the protests in Delhi and claimed that police personnel were being instructed to take action against young protesters.
Rahul Gandhi also claimed that some officials within the government were sharing information with the opposition. He appealed to the Chief Election Commissioner to resign and provide information about the people behind the alleged irregularities. Rahul Gandhi said, “Resign, become a government witness. You have committed a mistake, but you are not the brain behind this mistake.” He also said that the Chief Election Commissioner should understand his responsibility and the opposition’s fight is against the forces which are behind them.
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