Rahul Gandhi’s New Debate Demand Ignites Pressure with Amit Shah

Final Up to date:December 10, 2025, 18:15 IST

As Rahul Gandhi demanded one other debate, Amit Shah mentioned, “I’ll determine chronology of my speech.” Shah mentioned sooner or later Congress employees will query the explanation behind the loss

Union House Minister Amit Shah (left) clashed with opposition chief Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File)

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a conflict between Union House Minister Amit Shah and Opposition chief Rahul Gandhi, because the Congress chief demanded a debate on his press convention amid the Minister’s speech on electoral reforms.

As Shah was explaining the rationale and historical past of Election Fee’s Particular Intensive Revision (SIR), Gandhi interjected saying, “Allow us to have a debate on my three press conferences.”

Shah responded saying, “I’ll determine the chronology of my speech. Rahul Gandhi ought to have the persistence to hear, as a result of I’ll converse after I select and handle the problems so as.”

In his speech, Shah was rebutting Gandhi’s “Hydrogen bomb allegations” pertaining to SIR, saying that SIR isn’t a consider Congress’s loss.

“The Congress says the Election Fee works for the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) once they lose, however by no means blame it once they win…Your loss is for certain, don’t blame the SIR,” Shah mentioned in his Lok Sabha speech.

“If a journalist asks them a query they don’t like they name them BJP brokers…This isn’t Emergency…In the event that they lose a case, they blame the choose; in the event that they lose an election, they blame the EC, EVM and Vote Chori. They misplaced Bihar regardless of their Vote Chori Yatra….Your management is the first motive to your defeat within the elections—not the electoral roll or EVMs. Sooner or later, Congress employees will query the explanations behind the loss,” mentioned Shah.

“Opposition chief Rahul Gandhi ji dropped a “nuclear bomb” in a press convention on November 5, 2025. In that ‘nuclear bomb,’ he claimed that 501 votes had been solid from a single home in Haryana. The Election Fee has clarified that Home Quantity 265 isn’t a small home, however somewhat a joint residence of a number of households constructed on a one-acre ancestral plot. Nevertheless, separate home numbers haven’t been assigned to every household, so their home quantity remains to be listed as 265. And in a kind of households, three generations live collectively. This quantity has been in use on this method ever for the reason that Congress authorities was elected in Haryana. It’s neither a pretend home nor pretend votes,” mentioned Shah.

“The Congress has claimed that some people are registered in two completely different places on the electoral roll. It’s unfair accountable the individuals who seem twice, as that is typically a results of systemic points. Since 2010, the Returning Officer’s authority to take away duplicate entries has been revoked, which has led to such discrepancies. Actually, there are a number of leaders whose names are registered in a couple of place. These are frequent errors brought on by the up to date guidelines. The SIR is supposed to forestall such occurrences, but we’re being accused of “Vote Chori”,” he mentioned.

Commenting on the Haryana home talked about by Gandhi, Shah mentioned, it’s “not a pretend home or voter”.

“Till 2004, no political occasion opposed the SIR. The method is crucial for sustaining clear electoral rolls and a wholesome democracy. If the electoral rolls—the inspiration of elections—should not correct and up-to-date, we can not anticipate the election course of to be clear and honest. Subsequently, periodic SIRs of electoral rolls are mandatory. In keeping with this, the Election Fee has determined to conduct an SIR in 2025,” he mentioned.

“Underneath Article 327, the duties of getting ready electoral rolls, finishing up delimitation, and conducting elections—together with the authority to suggest related laws—have been entrusted to the Election Fee. Just lately, a Congress chief claimed that the Election Fee has no proper to conduct the SIR. Nevertheless, in response to the interpretation of Article 327, the Election Fee has full authority to arrange the electoral roll for this function,” he mentioned.

“How can the nation be protected if infiltrators vote? Ought to the names of people who find themselves not alive stay on the voter checklist? Foreigners shouldn’t get the best to vote,” mentioned Shah.

“Questions had been raised on SIR as whether it is one thing new. SIR has been carried out since 1952 below numerous governments, together with Congress. After 2004, it’s taking place in 2025. How can free and honest elections happen if the voter checklist isn’t up to date,” he requested.

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