Congress MP Jairam Ramesh Blasts Modi‑Shah Over Alleged Voter‑Roll Manipulation

In a fiery post on X on Thursday, senior Congress figure Jairam Ramesh let loose on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying they are busy “spreading lies” to distract the nation. Ramesh, a Rajya Sabha MP, painted the leadership’s “ecosystem” as nervous and desperate, trying to hide what he calls a proven reality – ‘vote chori’, or the theft of votes, through manipulation of electoral rolls.

According to Ramesh, the Election Commission of India’s own data shows that more than 10 crore Indians could lose their constitutional right to vote. He alleged that the commission illegally tweaked Form 6, creating hurdles for new voters, and turned a blind eye to rampant abuse of Form 7 – a tool used to delete names from the rolls. “The CEC has used the ECINET to centralise control, overriding all legal safeguards,” he wrote, adding that the nation is “outraged” and protests continue despite what he called “repression” by the ruling dispensation.

Ramesh didn’t stop at the commission. He went after the Prime Minister’s “ecosystem”, saying it is now trying to “divert and distract” by doing what’s in its DNA – spreading falsehoods. “The PM‑HM duo has been brutally exposed, and the people will hold them accountable,” he insisted.

Not long after, Amit Shah answered the barbs with his own volley. Speaking to a gathering in New Delhi, the Home Minister dismissed the Congress accusations as “negative politics” and warned that the party won’t be able to win any election even by 2030. Shah claimed that Rahul Gandhi raises “vote theft” allegations merely to protect the votes of infiltrators, and he even warned AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal that his party would be “rooted out” of Punjab.

Shah’s remarks also hinted at a long‑standing pattern, noting that Congress has not won a state election for decades, a trend that predates Modi’s tenure. “Whenever you lose, you blame the Election Commission. When you win, you praise it,” he said, adding that the opposition’s “turn” won’t come for the next thirty years.

The exchange comes amid protests led by the INDIA bloc, with Rahul Gandhi and supporters taking to the streets over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Both sides accuse each other of trying to undermine democracy, leaving the nation watching closely as the political battle intensifies.