Overview

• Speaking in Wayanad on September 20, Rahul Gandhi said he will soon release a 'hydrogen bomb' of evidence that he claims proves Prime Minister Narendra Modi won through vote theft.
• He cited a Karnataka CID probe into alleged voter deletions in the Aland Assembly seat and said investigators have requested phone-number data linked to the purported operation.
• Gandhi alleged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is not providing information the Karnataka CID has asked for.
• The Election Commission responded that no member of the public can delete votes online and said there was no wrongful deletion of electors in Aland.
• Pressed on whether the forthcoming disclosure involves Varanasi, Gandhi declined to confirm and pointed to prior briefings on alleged irregularities in Mahadevapura and Aland.