Overview
- During a heated debate on election reforms, Rahul Gandhi interrupted Shah and challenged him to a public debate on his 'vote chori' claims, after which Opposition MPs staged a walkout.
- Shah accused the Congress and the Nehru–Gandhi family of historical 'vote chori', including references to Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and an allegation regarding Sonia Gandhi that Congress leaders rejected.
- Arguing that the Special Intensive Revision targets ineligible entries, Shah said the goal is to detect, delete and deport illegal immigrants and alleged the Opposition opposes the process to preserve such votes.
- Countering Gandhi’s assertion about 501 voters at one address in Haryana, Shah cited the Election Commission’s clarification that the listed house is an ancestral one-acre plot with multiple families sharing a single number.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Shah’s 90‑minute address as 'outstanding', and a PM‑led panel that includes the Leader of Opposition was scheduled to meet on December 10 to recommend appointments to fill multiple Central Information Commission vacancies.