Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi, Shah and CEC of vote theft

Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of involvement in alleged vote theft during a public meeting in Margao, Goa, on October 18. He said the three would face justice and pay the price, but the allegations were not independently established in the reports. Gandhi made the remarks after joining the concluding programme of the Congress-led Goy Rakhon Yatra, walking about two kilometres with party workers and leaders. At the gathering, he alleged that Kumar implemented vote theft, Shah operationalised it and Modi planned it. He also said Congress would hold them accountable and described the party as a protector of the Constitution. The yatra began on September 22 and concluded on October 18, according to reports of the campaign. It covered all 40 Assembly constituencies in Goa. Led by Goa Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao and state Congress president Girish Chodankar, the campaign sought to strengthen the party’s grassroots presence ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. Congress described the yatra as a campaign to protect Goa’s land, environment, cultural heritage and identity. During it, the...