‘Matter Not Of Vote Chori However Dimaag Chori’: Fadnavis Assaults Rahul Gandhi At News18 Townhall
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis stated if Rahul Gandhi’s allegations are primarily based the truth is, then he ought to submit an affidavit and never “run away” from submitting a proper criticism
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis speaks on the News18 Townhall in Mumbai on August 13. (Picture: News18)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched a scathing assault on Rahul Gandhi over his vote theft allegations and stated the Congress chief has no proof within the matter.
Fadnavis stated the matter will not be about ‘vote chori’ however “dimaag chori“. He stated if Gandhi’s allegations are primarily based the truth is, then he ought to submit an affidavit and never “run away” from submitting a proper criticism.
“…The matter will not be of vote-chori, it’s about ‘dimag-chori’. In case your claims are proper, give an affidavit. Let the EC face it. Rahul Gandhi has no proof,” Fadnavis stated on the News18 Townhall occasion in Mumbai.
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Taking a swipe on the opposition, he stated the “chip of opposition’s mind is broken” and it’s recurring of them to “shoot the lie and simply disappear”. He even made a Bollywood reference, saying Rahul is in an “phantasm” just like the Munnabhai MBBS character that has visions of Mahatma Gandhi talking to him.
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“Rahul was given discover by EC thrice. Rahul has no proof, he’s operating away from submitting the criticism. Rahul is in a phantasm (identical to Munnabhai MBBS film character the place he may see Gandhi ji talking to him),” he stated.
His remarks got here on a day the Congress intensified its marketing campaign in opposition to alleged ‘vote chori’ by releasing a brand new video depicting how pretend votes had been being forged and get together chief Mallikarjun Kharge asking folks to boost their voice and save constitutional establishments from the “clutches of the BJP”.
Gandhi additionally shared the minute-long video and stated, “Aapke vote ki chori aapke adhikar ki chori, aapki pehchaan ki chori hai.”
Tagging the commercial titled “sales space par vote chori”, Kharge stated: “Don’t let your rights to vote be snatched away. Ask questions, demand solutions this time! Elevate your voice in opposition to vote chori. Free constitutional establishments from the clutches of the BJP,” he stated in his message to the folks on X.
Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally shared the video on X, and stated: “The theft of your vote is theft of your rights, theft of your id. Save your proper to vote, Elevate your voice in opposition to vote theft.”
The Congress has introduced a roadmap to take its allegations to the folks by means of varied actions, together with taking out ‘Loktantra bachao mashaal marches’ on August 14. It has additionally launched an internet portal for folks to register and demand accountability from the ballot panel in opposition to what it referred to as “vote chori”, and categorical assist for the demand for digital voter rolls.
(With PTI inputs)
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