Overview
- Rahul Gandhi challenged Amit Shah to debate claims from his three press conferences alleging 'vote chori', citing figures such as 19 lakh purported fake voters in Haryana and questioning legal immunity for election commissioners.
- Amit Shah argued that SIR falls under the Election Commission’s constitutional mandate and is not for Parliament to debate, framing opponents’ objections as attempts to retain 'infiltrators' on voter lists.
- Sharp exchanges followed Shah’s reference to a Delhi court notice concerning Sonia Gandhi’s alleged voter registration before citizenship, a claim Congress leaders disputed as misleading and said had no substance.
- Opposition MPs walked out during Shah’s roughly 90-minute address after repeated interruptions, as he reiterated the government’s 'detect, delete, deport' policy and warned parties resisting SIR in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
- K.C. Venugopal accused the government of undermining EC independence and slammed legal immunity for EC officials, as a PM-led committee including the Leader of Opposition was scheduled to meet Wednesday to pick the next Chief Information Commissioner and fill CIC vacancies.