The Congress on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the SIR issue, saying if he is serious about the proposal, he should first secure the resignation of his “hatchet man”, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and also suspend SIR.
Mr. Ramesh’s remarks come a day after Mr. Leading the BJP’s ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ padayatra in New Delhi, Mr. Rahul ji, you don’t allow Parliament to run. Be it EVMs, SIR, infiltrators, I challenge you from Hyderabad. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament. Come for debate.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said 82 days have gone by since the Monsoon Session of Parliament was adjourned sine die and it has still not been prorogued.
Why doesn’t he have the courage to convene an all-party meeting to discuss these proposals in detail, the Congress leader said. Shah said the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the issue and dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to debate the matter in the House. Dismissing the INDIA bloc’s rally in Delhi on Sunday (November 1, 2026) as a “save infiltrator” rally, he wondered how the Congress formed governments in States, including Telangana, if the EVMs are bad, and said that Rahul Gandhi can become Prime Minister only in mock Parliament. Shah said: “He [Rahul] holds the Constitution in hand, but doesn’t respect the Constitution. If a Parliament session is held, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will “shred Congress into pieces,” he said and accused the Congress of wishing to be in the limelight through “anarchy.”
“If the Home Minister is serious about a Special Session on vote chori, he should first secure the resignation of his hatchet man CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
He should also suspend SIR,” the Congress leader said.
