Highlights of Rahul Gandhi’s Press Conference; Read on…

Last month, Gandhi claimed that over one lakh votes were “stolen” through manipulation in the Mahadevapura assembly segment in Karnataka, and asserted that “vote chori” is an “atom bomb on our democracy.”

New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, holding a special press conference at Indira Bhawan in the national capital.

When Gandhi concluded the Voter Adhikar Yatra on 1 September, he had said the Congress party would soon come out with a “hydrogen bomb” of revelations about “vote chori” and that after this, PM Narendra Modi would not be able to show his face to the country.

Last month, Gandhi claimed that over one lakh votes were “stolen” through manipulation in the Mahadevapura assembly segment in Karnataka, and asserted that “vote chori” is an “atom bomb on our democracy.”

Here are the key points of the conference:

• Whatever I am saying, I am saying with evidence
• I love my country and its constitution
• I am presenting some of the people whose names were deleted; know from them how people's names are being struck off.
• 6018 votes were wrongly deleted in Aland in Karnataka
• In Karnataka, CID wrote 18 letters to the Election Commission, but so far no response has been received.
• In Karnataka, CID wrote 18 letters to the Election Commission, but so far no response has been received.
• Rahul Gandhi targets Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for allegedly protecting those who are stealing votes.
• Congress President Rahul Gandhi makes a big claim on Vote Chori that a major revelation will be made in front of the public, solid evidence will come to light.
• Gyanesh Kumar is protecting those who steal votes
• At this moment, 54 thousand people are watching and listening to Rahul Gandhi on Congress's official YouTube handle
• Question: Despite your allegations, the Election Commission is adamant on implementing SIR across the country. Answer: My job is to bring evidence to light; apart from the Election Commission, there are other legal institutions in the country that should look into what is happening in the nation.