Addressing an event in Hyderabad, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued to take a jibe against the BJP and Centre, alleging that democracy was destroyed in India in 2014 and reiterated that the electoral system of the country and other institutions have been compromised.
Claiming that 140 people who voted in the election were declared non-existent voters or non-voters a few months ago, he asked, ” If the election commission has declared 140 million voters illegal non-voters, then how is that election possibly legitimate.”
Addressing the gathering at the Bharat Summit hosted by the Telangana government, he said, ” It is important for the democratic movement on the planet that India remains a democracy and what we have found and proven is that India is actually no longer a democracy.”
He alleged that the election system of the country was rigged in 2024 after millions of dollars injected into the political system and a completely new type of campaigning emerged. He further alleged that Congress discovered that the democracy was destroyed in India back in 2014.
He further went on to apologize the foreign delegates who could not attend the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, as they were allegedly not denied vise by the Ministry.
Earlier in the day Rahul joined the gig workers at a bike rally. He rode pillion on a scooty driven by a female gig worker, while Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also took a pillion ride with another worker. He launched “Telangana Gig Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Scheme” at Jayabheri grounds in Madhapur. He also interacted with the gig workers taking update on their job and facilities being provided.