Overview

• In an X post, Rahul Gandhi said India’s Gen Z will protect democracy and stop vote theft, pledging to stand with them.
• At a press conference, he alleged an attempt to delete 6,018 voters in Karnataka’s Aland and accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of shielding 'vote chors', claiming insider help at the poll body.
• The Election Commission called the allegations baseless and incorrect, noting that deletions cannot occur online without due process for affected voters.
• Karnataka’s CEO said every Form 7 application from December 2022 was verified by ERO/AERO/BLOs, with 24 deletions approved and 5,994 rejected, and confirmed an FIR was filed in 2023.
• BJP MP Nishikant Dubey attacked Gandhi’s Gen Z pitch, asserting young voters oppose dynastic politics and corruption and issuing a provocative exhortation for him to leave the country.