Anurag Thakur Slams Rahul Gandhi, Calls ‘Vote Chori’ Claims Baseless

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi following his allegations of large-scale voter deletion across India.

Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters, Thakur said, “A leader who loses election after election and is repeatedly rejected by the public, under whose leadership the Congress party has lost nearly 90 elections. His frustration and despair are continuously increasing, and Rahul Gandhi has made the politics of allegations his ornament. When asked to authenticate the allegations made by him, he turns his back and runs away; when asked to give an affidavit, he backs out.”

He added, “Making baseless allegations has become his habit. It has become Rahul’s habit to make incorrect and baseless allegations, be it on Rafale or ‘chowkidar chor.’ He repeatedly makes false claims and then ends up apologising.”

Thakur also mocked Gandhi’s much-anticipated press conference, saying, “Rahul Gandhi was supposed to drop a hydrogen bomb in today’s press conference, but had to make do with a sparkler, which also fizzled out. The Election Commission has said that no deletion of any vote can be done by any member of the public and that no deletion can take place without giving the affected person an opportunity to be heard.”

The BJP leader’s comments came hours after Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of enabling “software-based fraud” targeting opposition voters. Gandhi termed those allegedly involved as “destroyers of democracy.”