Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday (September 24, 2026), reiterated that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar should resign immediately, amid the increasing calls for his removal .
Mr. His press meet came after a report on dissent within the Election Commission of India (ECI). In his address, Mr. Recalling the dissent note he gave during the appointment of Mr. At the beginning of his speech, Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah. “This has been a puzzle for us.
Gandhi played older videos of Home Minister Amit Shah saying that the BJP will remain in power for at least 30 to 50 years after winning in 2014. He also played a video of PM Modi saying that the BJP will win 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Gandhi also alleged conspiracy on part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over “vote theft” and backing the CEC and said that they “are going to be investigated” for this. Gandhi said that the two Election Commissioners (ECs) have done the wise thing and Mr. Kumar “should seriously think and turn approver” in the country’s interest. Kumar in February 2025, and said that the government “junked” the note. He says every leader and party has faced anti-incumbency except Mr. Where has India’s political force disappeared?” he says. He said that any laws and institutional changes made in Parliament by the MPs who are elected by “stolen vote” are “illegal”. Earlier reporting noted: “To ensure free and fair elections, CEC Gyanesh Kumar must resign,” CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said. Earlier reporting noted: “If Gyanesh Kumar does not resign within 48 hours, we will start a nationwide protest, before coming for a protest in Delhi,” Mr. Dipke said, adding that if the CEC doesn’t resign, “ Jantar Mantar 2.0 will definitely happen”. Earlier reporting noted: Rahul Gandhi reiterates ‘vote chori’ claim amid dissent row, calls for CEC’s resignation Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while reiterating his earlier claims of “vote chori”.
“From the vote, the Constitution gets its power; from the Constitution our laws are made. And from our laws, emerge our institution. This is a chain and this chain defines modern India… If the vote has been destroyed then our constitution has been destroyed; it no longer has its power, it no longer functions; if our constitution has been destroyed, our laws are illegal.
He also said that the two ECs started opposing Mr. Kumar after the Congress had repeatedly raised “vote chori” issue following the Haryana and the Maharashtra Assembly elections. “I can say with certainty that Indian elections, 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls, were all rigged,” Mr. Gandhi said. And if our laws are illegal, our institutions are meaningless,” he said.
