Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, who has been spearheading protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and alleging irregularities with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Shah sang praises of the BJP’s poll wins in different states and claimed that the Congress has been losing for decades but blames the SIR, which only began after 2024.
Ever since you emerged as the principal leader of the Congress—and subsequently as its President and the Leader of the Opposition—the party has consistently lost elections,” Shah said in a press conference. Further mounting his attack on the Congress MP, Amit Shah said that the party has lost elections ever since Gandhi became its principal leader and subsequently the LoP. Follow live updates on Delhi protests here . In states like Bengal, Tripura, and Gujarat, the Congress party has faced defeat for three, four, or even five decades. I want to ask Shri Rahul Gandhi directly: is this the result of the SIR? Shah accused Gandhi of coming up with excuses to hide his and the Congress’ failures.
“The SIR only came into effect after 2024. “For 33 years, no Congress Chief Minister has won in Tripura . In Bengal, the Congress party has not achieved a victory for 54 years. The SIR only came into effect after 2024,” Shah said. “In Naogaon, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate won by a margin of 1,42,000 votes; the BJP wrested this seat from the Congress party. In Nandigram, the BJP candidate won with 76% of the vote, securing a massive lead of 1,22,000 votes. In Rejinagar, West Bengal, the BJP won by over 75,000 votes—snatching the seat from the Trinamool—while in Puducherry, the NDA candidate from ally AINRC won by 8,482 votes; the Congress secured only 22% of the votes,” Shah said.
The union home minister listed Congress’ poll losses over the years, saying the party has failed to win elections in states like West Bengal, Tripura, and Gujarat for “decades”, and also called for Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to introspect. He also said that the BJP saw a big victory in bypolls to three states – West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘SIR Recent, Congress Has Been Losing Polls Under Rahul Gandhi’: Amit Shah ‘SIR Recent, Congress Has Been Losing Polls Under Rahul Gandhi’: Amit Shah ‘SIR Recent, Congress Has Been Losing Polls Under Rahul Gandhi’: Amit Shah Earlier reporting noted: Shah accused Gandhi of coming up with excuses to hide his and the Congress’ failures. Earlier reporting noted: Unleashing a barrage against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Home Minister Amit Shah has asked whether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls was responsible for the Congress’ defeat in the civic elections in Gandhinagar and other places in Gujarat.
