The Congress on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) hit back with three questions to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his criticism of the Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ protests, asking how many “ghuspaithiye” (infiltrators) have been detected, deleted and deported following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In his first remarks on the ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise, Mr. In a hard-hitting statement, Mr. Gandhi took over the party leadership.
Shah said that while the SIR started in 2024, the Congress has been losing continuously ever since Mr. Earlier reporting noted: ‘SIR came in 2024, Congress losing for decades’: Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi, opposition over protests Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of shielding infiltrators under the guise of opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that the Opposition would face a crushing defeat in the 2029 elections. I also wish to tell Shri Rahul and his associates to brace themselves for a crushing defeat in 2029,” Shah said. Earlier reporting noted: His remarks came as he targeted the Congress following the BJP’s victory in the Gujarat local body elections, where the party won 90 of the 104 seats contested across three municipalities and municipal corporations.
Shah on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition to be ready for a “crushing defeat” again in 2029, as people are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and claimed that the country could see through the Leader of the Opposition’s “plan” to get infiltrators registered as voters.
Earlier reporting noted: “I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that the people of this country have fully understood your strategy of shielding infiltrators under the guise of the SIR, and they will no longer fall for your ruses.
In a post on X , Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the “ghuspaithiya” argument was invoked to divert attention from the real issue of people being stripped of their right to vote. “The reality is that the architects of the ‘Shah Instigated Removal’ (SIR) exercise are repeatedly trying to divert attention from the real issue by invoking the infiltrator argument. Whereas the truth is that the desperate duo of PM-HM has stripped nearly 14 crore Indians of their constitutional right to vote,” the post in Hindi said. “Here are three very simple and straightforward questions to the Union Home Minister, who has been defending SIR:
- How many ghuspaithiye were detected?
- How many ghuspaithiye were deleted?
- How many ghuspaithiye were deported? Mr. Ramesh asked. The Congress leader said 100 crore Indians have been put through the SIR process, and they deserved to know the results. “Is he suggesting that these 14 crore Indians are ghuspaithiye? Has there been a massive increase in the number of infiltrators in the country under his oversight as Home Minister? Mr.
