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Samajwadi Party used digital copies to claim ‘18,000 affidavits’ of voters submitted to ECI, investigation reveals many of them were in the names of dead voters: Details

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Samajwadi Party used digital copies to claim ‘18,000 affidavits’ of voters submitted to ECI, investigation reveals many of them were in the names of dead voters: Details

The entire I.N.D.I. Alliance, led by Congress, has been accusing the Election Commission of India of engaging in voter fraud. Although their lies have been exposed again and again and regularly fact-checked, there appears to be no limit to their dishonesty. Now, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party has alleged that the electoral body is akin to “Dhritrashtra” rather than providing the necessary proof to support its charges. However, it was soon revealed how the party fabricated documents to malign the Election Commission and the ruling party.

How the fresh controversy started

On 25th August, a video featuring Uttar Pradesh minister Asim Arun was shared from the Samajwadi Party media cell account in which he stated that votes had been stolen in Kannauj. He expressed his complete confidence in the Election Commission of India and pointed out that it has been addressing the critical problems.

Arun added that an individual’s name appeared on the voter list multiple times and the commission is rectifying this issue. He also accused SP leaders of vote theft during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Kannauj and asked Akhilesh Yadav to take a look at the facts and provide an answer. Notably, Akhilesh Yadav defeated BJP’s Subrat Pathak by 1.70 lakh votes to win the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat.

“So what’s the problem? Get the SDM suspended. The government is yours and you are the minister,” SP media cell wrote while posting the footage and even tagged the ECI. Afterward, Chief Election Officer of Uttar Pradesh responded, “The concern has been noted and the District Election Officer of Kannauj has been directed to initiate a prompt as well as thorough investigation and to undertake appropriate and effective actions.”

SP runs wild with its allegations

Subsequent to its appeal for the commission to act, the party claimed that the Election Commission was paying heed to the issues brought forth by the members of the ruling party while overlooking the submissions made by the opposition leaders.

“When the opposition voices concerns, you fail to acknowledge them, let alone address the valid points highlighted by them and the unethical actions conducted by election officials in collaboration with the ruling party. You do not even recognize these matters. Now, as MLAs and ministers from the BJP question the Election Commission, it is acknowledging and responding to these inquiries.” the SP media cell alleged.

SP then asked, “When will the District Magistrates and Sub-Divisional Magistrates implicated in electoral misconduct with the BJP be suspended? When will measures be implemented against them in accordance with sedition laws, as electoral misconduct is a direct infringement of the Constitution and is classified as treason,” ignoring the fact that every concern raised by the opposition has been appropriately addressed by the EC, despite them being politically motivated hit-and-run statements.

The party further expressed its frustration over being out of power and criticized the Election Commission by referring to it as “Dhritarashtra” while accusing the BJP of committing fraud in the last assembly elections. SP media cell claimed, “The assembly elections of 2022 along with all by-elections were marred by corruption facilitated by the BJP while the Election Commission similar to Dhritarashtra, remained complicit by tacitly endorsing the fraudulent activities.”

It further alleged, “What measures were implemented regarding the over 18 thousand affidavits and the grievances raised by the public? Instead, there have been alarming reports of intimidation directed at the complainants which is profoundly disgraceful. The public’s confidence in the Election Commission has been entirely undermined, leading to a widespread belief that the commission merely serves as an extension of the BJP and is involved in the electoral malpractices of the saffron party.”

CEO Uttar Pradesh exposes SP’s lies

The CEO Uttar Pradesh swiftly countered the bogus allegations and conveyed, “Concerning the complaint associated with 18 thousand affidavits which has been frequently referenced, it is important to clarify that not a single voter’s affidavit has been received in its original format. The complaint submitted by the Samajwadi Party has led to the acquisition of scanned copies of affidavits from approximately 3919 different individuals via email.”

The official further outlined, “This complaint addresses 74 assembly constituencies across 33 districts. The inquiry into the complaint regarding 5 assembly constituencies has been concluded and the results of this investigation have also been shared with the general public through X.”

The CEO highlighted that in the five assembly constituencies that have been examined thus far, it has been discovered that affidavits were fabricated in November 2022 in the names of certain persons who had passed away several years ago. Moreover, some individuals explicitly declined to provide any such affidavit when presented with the scanned copy created in their name and added, “It is important to note that, under the law, providing false evidence is deemed a criminal offense.”

As expected, rather than responding with facts the party once more resorted to political rhetoric and claimed, “The truth cannot be concealed through deceitful cover-ups and misleading statements. It has now been disclosed to the public, resulting in the Election Commission’s loss of credibility. Evidence of collusion with the BJP has been established and the people has now risen to defend its rights.”

UP CEO already fact checked Akhilesh Yadav

Notably, similar lies were peddled by Akhilesh Yadav on 21st August and were then quickly exposed by UP CEO. “The Mathematics of Justice: 18000 – 14 = 17986. From the Election Commission to the District Magistrate and from the Circle Officer to the Lekhpal, despite all their manipulations, the ‘BJP-Election Commission-District Magistrate trio’ has only succeeded in providing ‘incomplete, half-baked’ explanations for merely 14 out of the 18000 affidavits we submitted,” Akhilesh Yadav declared.

“Even after deducting those 14 from the 18000 affidavits, 17986 still remain unaccounted for. This represents the mathematics of justice,” he alleged and added that when his PDA (Pichda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak) government is elected there would neither be any suppression of rights and nor voter fraud.

However, the UP CEO replied, “A complaint was received through email ([email protected]) concerning the incorrect removal of the names of four voters from the 383-Chakia assembly constituency in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, there were other complaints with a total of 37 emails received that included scanned copies of affidavits from 3919 voters across 74 assembly constituencies in 33 districts.”

It was mentioned that the complaint pertaining to the 383-Chakia assembly constituency included scanned copies of the affidavits for the four voters. The official pronounced, “It is hereby communicated to the general public that the names of all four voters referenced in the aforementioned complaint are properly listed in the voter registry.”

“The Electoral Registration Officer for the 383-Chakia assembly constituency who also serves as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Chakia, carried out an on-site investigation in the relevant village and discovered that the four voters explicitly denied having lodged any complaint regarding the erroneous deletion of their names or having submitted any affidavit related to this matter,” the CEO further informed, debunking the disinformation.

Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner (CEC), stated at a press conference on 17th August that the commission had not received any affidavits from Akhilesh Yadav or from Uttar Pradesh which sparked the dispute between the ECI and the SP president. “The affidavits have been filed with the ECI, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in UP during the 2022 assembly polls,” the SP supremo argued.

The charges were once more busted as District Magistrates, who were instructed to investigate the complaint and provide a response, reported that the names of certain voters had been removed from the electoral rolls due to reasons such as death and migration. Additionally, some voters appeared twice on the voter list and one name was removed in accordance with regulations.

What did Asim Arun say in the video

Asim Arun charged that the voter list for two booths in Adangapur and Gawal Maidan of Kannauj includes the names of Nawab Singh who was formerly referred to as the mini chief minister of Kannauj because of his affiliation with the Samajwadi Party as well as his brothers Veerpal Yadav and Kalyan Singh.

Asim Arun stated that the DEO (District Election Officer) should probe the case and take proper legal action against individuals who committed offences. Nawab Singh, an accused in a rape case, is currently incarcerated. “The ECI should conduct a proper probe for the purification of the voters list. He will give additional proof regarding the irregularities. The Samajwadi Party should apologise for indulging in fraud in the voter list of the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency,” he asserted.

Hindu women share chilling accounts of Islamic conversion: Indic scholar Rajiv Malhotra stresses ‘Purva Paksha’ to counter indoctrination

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Hindu women share chilling accounts of Islamic conversion: Indic scholar Rajiv Malhotra stresses ‘Purva Paksha’ to counter indoctrination

Renowned Indic scholar and author Rajiv Malhotra recently hosted a powerful discussion with four Hindu women who had once been drawn into Islam under subtle pressure and influence, but who later chose to reclaim their dharmic identity. A section of their accounts was shared online, which revealed not only the systematic psychological tactics used to lure vulnerable women but also the silent erosion of cultural confidence among Hindus, which leaves many unprepared to resist such narratives.

One of the most compelling testimonies came from Anagha, who became Ayma Amira and subsequently reverted back to Hinduism with the help of Arsha Vidya Samajam. Anagha candidly shared how her Muslim college roommates persistently ridiculed Hinduism while glorifying Islam. Over time, their conversations chipped away at her cultural confidence. She revealed that she began adopting Islamic practices on her own, even choosing to wear the burqa, despite not being formally asked to.

This change, she admitted, was not born out of genuine conviction but the gradual internalisation of the narrative that Islam was superior and Hindu traditions were backward. Along with this, she developed a sense of disdain for non-Muslims, a stark transformation brought about solely through peer influence and targeted indoctrination.

The other women echoed similar experiences, showing how brainwashing often happens quietly, under the radar, and not always through organised missionary networks. Instead, self-motivated individuals such as classmates, friends, or hostel mates, act as everyday agents of conversion, gradually weaning Hindu women away from their roots while immersing them in Islamic theology, which involves supremacist beliefs and deep contempt, almost bordering on hatred, for non-Muslim.

These chilling narratives were strikingly reminiscent of what was portrayed in the controversial film “The Kerala Story.” The movie dramatized real cases of Hindu and Christian women in Kerala being deceived into converting to Islam and then trafficked to conflict zones like Syria to serve as ISIS wives.

While the cases in Malhotra’s discussion did not escalate to such extremes, the underlying methods were hauntingly similar: isolating vulnerable women, ridiculing their heritage, glorifying Islam, and steering them toward complete cultural alienation. The fact that such grooming continues in ordinary campuses and hostels shows how widespread, and often invisible, this trend remains.

The urgent need for Hindus to employ ‘Purva Paksha’ and fight subtle indoctrination attempts

Placing these personal stories in a larger framework, Malhotra emphasised the urgency of reviving the Indic tradition of “Purva Paksha”, the practice of deeply studying rival worldviews in order to engage them critically. He explained that historically, Hindu scholars were not content with merely defending their traditions in isolation. They mastered the doctrines of Buddhists, Jains, Christians, and Muslims, exposing inconsistencies and challenging claims on philosophical grounds. This intellectual armour ensured Hinduism could withstand centuries of ideological contestation.

Malhotra stressed that Hindus today must adopt the same approach. When targeted proselytisers question Hindu practices as superstition or backwardness, it is not enough to respond emotionally or retreat into silence. Instead, Hindus must be prepared to ask hard questions in return such as about contradictions in rival faiths, about historical injustices, and about theological exclusivism. Without this, he warned, young Hindus will continue to fall prey to one-sided narratives, lacking the intellectual tools to defend their identity.

The larger lesson emerging from the discussion was clear: ignorance of one’s own heritage is the greatest vulnerability. Modern education rarely equips Hindu youth with knowledge of their dharma, leaving them spiritually unmoored and susceptible to ideological manipulation. At the same time, proselytisation often comes packaged not as overt coercion but as friendship, empathy, or casual debate. By the time doubts set in, the individual is already drifting away from their cultural roots.

Malhotra’s conversation with these four women was both a warning and a call to action. It demonstrated that the phenomenon depicted in The Kerala Story is not a distant or isolated problem but a lived reality affecting ordinary families and communities. Yet it also showed that recovery is possible, once individuals recognise the manipulation and reconnect with their traditions.

In closing, Malhotra urged Hindus to view Purva Paksh not as aggression but as self-defence through knowledge. Only by reclaiming intellectual confidence and cultural grounding, he said, can Hindus prevent the silent erosion of identity that continues to unfold in classrooms, hostels, and homes across India.

PM Modi flags off Suzuki’s first battery electric vehicle e-Vitara from Gujarat plant, Made-in-India BEVs to be exported to over 100 countries

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PM Modi flags off Suzuki’s first battery electric vehicle e-Vitara from Gujarat plant, Made-in-India BEVs to be exported to over 100 countries

Celebrating a major success of Make in India initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and flagged off the “e-VITARA”, Suzuki’s first global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) during his Gujarat visit on Tuesday, August 26. The Made-in-India BEVs will be exported to more than one hundred countries, including advanced markets such as Europe and Japan.

With this milestone, India will now serve as Suzuki’s global manufacturing hub for electric vehicles.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on X wrote, “Today is a special day in India’s quest for self-reliance and being a hub for green mobility. At the programme in Hansalpur, e-VITARA will be flagged off. This Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) is made in India and will be exported to over a hundred nations. In a big boost to our battery ecosystem, production of hybrid battery electrodes will also commence at a plant in Gujarat.”

As per a release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) dated August 24, PM Modi will also inaugurate localised production of hybrid battery electrodes at Hansalpur, Ahmedabad.

Maruti Suzuki unveiled its very first electric vehicle (EV), all new e-Vitara, on the first day of Bharat Mobility Global expo at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi in January this year. The Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara will make its debut in the Indian market on 3rd September.

Stockyard of Maruti Suzuki in Gujarat

PM Modi will also inaugurate the next phase of India’s battery ecosystem with the start of local production of hybrid battery electrodes at TDS Lithium-Ion Battery plant in Gujarat. The plant, a joint venture of Toshiba, Denso and Suzuki, will boost domestic manufacturing and clean energy innovation. This development ensures that more than eighty percent of the battery value will now be manufactured within India.

US issues notice to confirm imposition of additional 25% tariff on Indian goods as Donald Trump moves ahead with 50% tariff on Indian products

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US issues notice to confirm imposition of additional 25% tariff on Indian goods as Donald Trump moves ahead with 50% tariff on Indian products

The United States has raised tariffs on Indian goods as an extra 25% hike is set to lift the total amount to 50%. A notice about the imposition of the additional 25% tariff has been formally published by the Donald Trump administration in the United States. The punitive charges are scheduled to take effect on 27th August at 12:01 am (Eastern Daylight Time/EST).

The Department of Homeland Security stated in the notification that the additional taxes were a reaction to “threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation,” and India has been targeted for the same.

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14329 on 6th August authorising the move which was laid out in a public notice released by the Department of Homeland Security via U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

A wide variety of Indian goods mentioned in the notice’s annexe will be subject to the tariffs. Any product that arrives for use or are removed from warehouses after the deadline will be subject to the levies.

Additionally, if a deal does not materialise, US President Donald Trump announced that he would put more penalties on Moscow or more tariffs on nations that trade with Russia. He threatened that there would be “very big consequences” in the coming weeks in the absence of any progress. Notably, the US has so far refrained from enforcing such sanctions against China and other significant buyers of Russian oil.

Trump first announced a 25% duty on Indian goods but he subsequently declared that he would increase it to 50% by adding 25% more as a penalty for purchasing Russian oil which he insisted “funded war in Ukraine.” He had set the implementation date for 27th August. Interestingly, his government has been accusing India and the “wealthiest Indian families” of profiting from Russian oil while continually defending Beijing.

“For Modi, interests of farmers, cattle rearers and small-scale industries are paramount. The pressure on us may increase, but we will bear it all,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded after the development. External affairs minister S Jaishankar also strongly endorsed India’s energy decisions, asserting that New Delhi would keep making choices that serve its strategic autonomy and national interest.

Dr Jaishankar pointed out that the US tariff issue is being misrepresented as “oil dispute”. He pointed out that bigger importers like China and European countries have not received the same criticism as India for buying Russian oil.

The ties between New Delhi and Washington started to deteriorate when Trump attempted to take credit for mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during “Operation Sindoor” which the Modi government correctly denied.

No affidavit or apology from Rahul Gandhi to Election Commission after the 7 days period provided: Read how “vote chori” conspiracy is peddled by Congress without any proof

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No affidavit or apology from Rahul Gandhi to Election Commission after the 7 days period provided: Read how “vote chori” conspiracy is peddled by Congress without any proof

Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and its I.N.D.I. Alliance have recently introduced a new tool from their arsenal of falsehoods and unfounded accusations. Slogans such as “vote chori”, “disenfranchisement”, and “the Election Commission of India is colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party,” along with the most recent “children are joining me and saying vote chor gaddi chhor”, have been repeatedly voiced by Rahul Gandhi. These have been attempts by the Indian opposition to undermine the credibility of the institutional body.

Nevertheless, in response to the serious allegations and to promote transparency, the Election Commission, on 17th August, requested the Congress scion to present his claims in a sworn affidavit within a week or issue an apology to the nation for his misleading remarks. The deadline ended on 25th August and predictably, Rahul Gandhi did not offer any proof or submitted an apology.

“Rahul’s vote theft claims stand invalidated not meriting any further proceedings by the chief electoral officers (CEOs) concerned,” an official outlined, reported The Times of India. Meanwhile, Gandhi intensified his accusations to support his petty objectives in a prime example of political hit and run.

Election Commission challenges Rahul Gandhi

“Halafnama dena hoga ya desh se maafi maangni hogi, koi teesra vikalp nahi hai. Agar saat din mein halafnama nahi mila to iska arth ki yeh saare aarop niradhar hai. (Either submit an affidavit or apologise to the nation, there is no third option. If an affidavit is not received within seven days, it would mean that these allegations are baseless),” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar had told Rahul Gandhi in a strong statement.

The reaction coincided with the Mahagathbandhan’s “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar to accuse the Election commission of stealing votes.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar also emphasized that a person can submit an “election petition” against the poll verdict in the concerned high court within 45 days, however, no opposition leader or candidate raised any issues at the time. He referred to the Congress leader’s charges as an “unsuccessful attempt to mislead the public by using wrong words like vote theft” and asked, “What else is this if not an insult to the Constitution of India?”

The official added that certain parties were using the commission’s shoulders to fire and play their own politics. CEC Kumar also questioned that why complaints were not lodged at the time, citing the claims of inconsistencies in the electoral roll for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. “This was remembered after the results were announced. Until now, the CEO (Chief Electoral Officer) of the state has not got even one such (fake) elector’s name with proof,” he said.

According to Kumar, the Supreme Court determined in 2019 that providing machine-readable electoral rolls, as demanded by the Congress, could infringe upon right to privacy of people. He conveyed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral records would address the concerns brought up over the years.

The CEC asserted that voters, political parties, and Election Commission Booth Level Officers were collaborating during the exercise in Bihar. However, he mentioned that it was a “matter of grave concern” that the national and state leadership was not hearing from district presidents and party booth level agents who have reaffirmed their trust in the transparency of the significant initiative.

According to the the Election Commission, of the 7.24 crore electors in Bihar on the draft roll released on 1st August, 65 lakh were either deceased, relocated, untraceable or enrolled in more than one place. The people have until 1st September to turn in their paperwork to be included in the final roll, which will be released on 30th September.

The Mahagathbandhan alliance of Congress and RJD in Bihar is resolutely opposing the effort that, in truth, corrects the voter list by eliminating fake voters and defending the democratic rights of legitimate electorates. It also uncovered foreign nationals, including those from Bangladesh, who had been staying in the state with Aadhar cards and various Indian documents.

Nevertheless, the program which focuses on real voters, eliminates fraud and cleanses the democratic exercise is facing protests solely because a majority of the fraudulent voters are aligned with the opposition coalition.

Furthermore, the electoral body earlier made a similar announcement following Rahul Gandhi’s news conference on 7th August in which he alleged that the commission had “choreographed” the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to favour the BJP. Hilariously, Rahul Gandhi quoted “internal analysis” to stress that his party only won 9 seats in Karnataka compared to their anticipated 16 seats. According to him, the Congress looked into seven surprising defeats and concluded that 100,250 votes had been stolen in Mahadevapura.

Rahul Gandhi’s response to the Election Commission

The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha argued that the research his party had conducted concluded there was “criminal evidence” and the Election Commission was actively damaging the democratic process throughout the nation.

The Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of at least three states, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Haryana, asked him to provide a signed declaration, oath or affidavit containing the names of eligible voters who were disqualified and “ineligible” individuals listed on voter lists to take the appropriate action in response to the accusations.

The CEO wrote a letter to Gandhi and conveyed that he must verify that the statement he has made is correct to the best of his knowledge, in line with rule 20 of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960, and he understands that section 31 of the Representation of the People Act 1950, penalizes the act of making a false declaration in relation to electoral rolls.

The Raebareli MP, who has been consistently repeating the allegations, as anticipated, instead of providing evidence to support his claims, started attacking the commission. Rahul Gandhi opted to engage in further rhetoric which revealed the real intention and truth behind his outrageous statements against Election Commission.

“The Election Commission asked me to submit affidavit after my presser on ‘vote chori’ but did not ask BJP leaders to do so when they made claims,” he stated before the start of his “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in poll-bound Bihar.

“If Rahul Gandhi believes in his analysis and feels that his allegations against ECI are true, he should have no problem in signing the declaration,” the commission’s sources earlier noted. However, he, likewise, justified his failure to substantiate his charges and declared, “The ECI asks me to file an affidavit and give information under oath. I have taken oath inside the Parliament holding the Constitution.”

“I am a politician, what I say to the people is my word. I am saying it to the people publicly, take it as an oath. Interestingly, they haven’t denied the information,” the senior Congress leader defended himself after Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) called him to testify under oath.

Rahul Gandhi further alleged, “In the (2024) Lok Sabha election, our alliance wins in Maharashtra. But after 4 months, the BJP wins the Maharashtra Assembly election. It was a surprising election result. When we tried to find out, we learnt that 1 crore new voters cast their votes, 1 crore new voters who had never voted in the Lok Sabha polls voted in the assembly election in Maharashtra.”

According to Gandhi, the BJP received these additional votes, indicating “wrongdoings” and insisted, “The votes of our alliance did not reduce and we got exactly the same number of votes we had in the Lok Sabha election. The new voters went to the BJP in the Assembly election.”

Notably, Sanjay Kumar, the co-director of Lokniti, a research initiative at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies already acknowledged that the figures from his survey which were used by the Congress to attack the BJP and the Election Commission are in fact flawed.

Furthermore, the Lok Sabha member contended that Congress assessments in Karnataka indicated they will win 15-16 seats in the general election. “Our polling showed that we were ahead in 16 seats but we won nine seats. Then we started questioning. Did we really lose elections,” he asked.

The Congress scion added, “We were demanding the EC a soft copy voter list but they were rejecting it. When we demanded video, they rejected it and changed the law and said that they should destroy the video after 45 days.” As mentioned earier, the apex court has already pronounced that making machine-readable election rolls available could violate people’s right to privacy.

The Congress veteran claimed that there were 11,965 duplicate voters in the segment, 40,009 voters with fictitious and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk or single-address voters, 4,132 voters with invalid photos and 33,692 voters who had misused Form 6 of new voters. “In the last election, Modi and his leaders made an assault on the Constitution. Indian institutions were destroyed,” Rahul Gandhi voiced.

The grand old party seems to consider internal surveys as immutable facts and hence has resorted to peddling conspiracy theories as well as insulting democratic mandate to support their claims. Additionally, Booth Level Officer (BLO) Munirathna outlined that a number of migrant workers who stay in small properties in Mahadevapura use rental agreements to obtain voter IDs and stressed that there was no duplication in relation to a house there.

Vote Chori: A conspiracy theory to attack BJP and EC

Rahul Gandhi’s relentless efforts to tarnish the reputation of the ruling party and the Election Commission have been regularly debunked. They just appear to be a calculated strategy to incite the populace by eroding their confidence in the country’s institutions, in hopes of gaining some votes.

From the confidence expressed in the SIR drive by the BLAs of opposition parties to Gandhi’s unwillingness to substantiate his claims with proof indicates that they are cognizant of the truth regarding their allegations. Yet Congress seeks to perpetuate the theory to deceive the public. Moreover, the Election Commission has not received any complaints from Congress or its bloc concerning the SIR campaign.

It is evident that the reality on the ground is vastly different but the Congress leader aims to advocate for an entirely contrary agenda to the public.

During his yatra in Bihar, Gandhi introduced Subodh Kumar and Ranju Devi as two individuals affected by the “voter fraud” in India. He asserted that Subodh had been excluded from the draft electoral roll and termed it as “attack on Mother India,” in Nawada. The lies were soon unravelled when the Election Commission informed that the man was a booth level agent (BLA) of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and his name had never been on the voter list prior to the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll.

“It is clear that the allegation made by Subodh Kumar regarding deletion of his name in the SIR 2025 is baseless and untrue. If he submits Form-6 and the required declaration in future, his name will be included in accordance with law,” mentioned District Election Officer of Nawada.

Rahul Gandhi had previously raised the matter of Ranju Devi in Aurangabad, alleging that her name had also been removed from the voter list. However, she later stated in a video that she was tricked and her name was on the voter list.

Moreover, Gandhi held a press conference to assert that an individual named Aditya Srivastava was casting votes in three states at the same time. However, the latter immediately refuted the false claims, stating that he is from Lucknow and his first voter ID was issued there.

Aditya moved to Mumbai in 2016 and updated his voter ID to reflect his new Maharashtra address. He had voted in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Mumbai. He then subsequently moved to Bengaluru in 2021 for employment and again transferred his voter ID to a new Karnataka address.

Aditya voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru and had updated all of the information on the Election Commission’s website.

The disinformation propagated by Gandhi was further revealed by the Election Commission which stated that no appeals were submitted by the Congress party in 36 States and Union Territories after the 2024 Lok Sabha election, despite having the legal authority to contest the decisions of the central body.

The Election Commission countered, “Many such allegations are being made by Rahul Gandhi and are reported by the media, however, no written complaint was ever submitted by him. In the past as well, he has never personally sent a self-signed letter. For example, he raised the Maharashtra issue in December 2024. Subsequently, an advocate from AICC (All India Congress Committee) wrote to ECI. Our reply, dated 24th December 2024, is publicly available on ECI website. Yet, Rahul Gandhi claims that ECI never responded.”

The commission also explained why CCTV footage is deleted after 45 days and the need for its preservation in particular instance. It highlighted, “Any aggrieved candidate can file an election petition (EP) to challenge his election in the concerned high court within 45 days. If an EP is filed, CCTV footage is retained, otherwise, it serves no purpose unless someone intends to breach voter privacy. For example, reviewing CCTV footage from 1 lakh polling stations would take 1 lakh days-that’s approximately 273 years-with no legal outcome.”

The Congress stalwart even charged that thousands of phoney voters had been added to electoral lists throughout the states by the BJP and ECI. He asserted that many of these voters were illegitimate since their voter IDs listed a “0” in lieu of their home addresses rather than specific addresses.

Notably, voters without permanent or clearly defined residential addresses such as those who are homeless, whose homes lack official numbering or who didn’t provide their complete addresses on election forms are frequently assigned “House Number 0” or “notional addresses” by the Election Commission. Similarly, joint families, shared homes or rented accommodations especially in rural and semi-urban areas can have several voters with the same house address.

More importantly, even leaders within Congress are not endorsing Gandhi’s claims, as Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna questioned the party’s silence on the alleged manipulation of the voter list while it was in power.

“If there were irregularities, why didn’t anyone speak up then? Why were we silent? When the draft list was being prepared, wasn’t it our responsibility to check it? These irregularities happened right in front of us. Staying silent back then is shameful for all of us. We should admit this and make sure we are more alert in the future under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership,” he expressed. Unsurprisingly, he had to resign afterwards.

Conclusion

The “vote chori” is yet another sinister scheme of the Congress and its ecosystem which has been out of power for over a decade. This is the reason behind their vitriol aimed at the nation and its institutional bodies. The Congress seeks to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi by any means and is not reluctant to stoop to any level for its objectives.

The relentless attacks on his government, despite the lack of evidence and their subsequent apology in the Supreme Court for lying in its name, reflect the same ambition. Congress is attacking India’s institutions, whether judicial or EC, as a way to deal with their frustration after multiple electoral defeats.

The party which previously dominated the country’s institutions with an iron grip has now turned to accuse BJP of similar tactics as the voters have relegated it to the opposition benches. The Congress and its allies intend to stir public sentiment against PM Modi and other Constitutional bodies, convinced that these actions will serve their political aspirations and goals.

Vasanta Dupare raped and murdered a 4-year-old, got death sentence, now Supreme Courts reopens the case after the convict’s plea

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Vasanta Dupare raped and murdered a 4-year-old, got death sentence, now Supreme Courts reopens the case after the convict’s plea

The Supreme Court on Monday, 25th August, gave a fresh chance to death row convict Vasanta Sampat Dupare by reopening his sentencing. The Court stated that it had to reconsider his punishment in view of its 2022 judgment in Manoj vs State of Madhya Pradesh, which had formulated mandatory protections for granting the death penalty.

The three-judge Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol, and Justice Sandeep Mehta concurred to revisit Dupare’s sentencing. The judges stated Article 32 enables the Court to intervene when a fundamental right of an accused is infringed, particularly if procedures in death penalty matters are not adhered to.

“The corrective power under Article 32 is invoked to ensure that a person is not deprived of his fundamental right to equal treatment by being denied the rigorous safeguards required at the sentencing stage,” the Court observed.

At the same time, the Bench explained that this extraordinary power cannot be employed lightly. It emphasised that reopening old matters under Article 32 should be an exception and would be exercised only when grave violations of procedure erode the right to life.

The Bench cautioned, “Article 32 is the bedrock of constitutional remedies, but its special scope can’t become a routine for reopening concluded matters. Such reopening will be allowed only where breaches of safeguards are so serious that leaving them uncorrected would undermine the accused’s right to life.”

Background of the case

Dupare was found guilty of raping and killing a four-year-old girl and sentenced to death, a sentence affirmed by the Supreme Court in 2014. His review petition was rejected in 2017, with the Court labelling the crime one of “extreme depravity.” Then, his mercy petitions to the Governor and the President were also refused in 2022 and 2023.

Having tried all these avenues, Dupare approached the Supreme Court a second time, this time seeking a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. In his writ petition, he stated that even though his case was concluded, he was entitled to a rethink since his sentencing had not adhered to the protection the Court had established in 2022.

Fresh hearing ordered

By Monday’s order, the Court overruled its previous 3rd May order that had upheld Dupare’s death penalty. It is ordered that the case now be referred before the Chief Justice of India, who will allot it to an appropriate Bench for a retrial on a fresh hearing. This fresh hearing will be only on sentencing, not on conviction.

“The sentence awarded by this Court on 3rd May is set aside and the matter is remitted to this Court for a fresh hearing on sentence alone to be conducted in conformity with Manoj,” the Bench said.

Arguments in court

At the hearing, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who appeared on behalf of Dupare, contended that safeguards made in the 2022 Manoj judgment should also extend to his case. The judgment had made it obligatory for courts to scrutinise carefully mitigating circumstances, including the background of the convict, his mental state, and the possibility of rehabilitation, before the death penalty could be awarded.

On the other side, the Advocate General for Maharashtra opposed the plea. He said Dupare could not use Article 32 to reopen a case that had already reached finality and should have instead pursued a review petition.

The Bench had also shown apprehensions at previous hearings. Justice Nath had said, “It is a dangerous proposition that after any judgment or a matter which is closed can be opened up under Article 32.” Justice Karol also questioned whether the Court’s hands were “tied under Article 32” in such cases.

Delhi: Mohammed Salim strangles Rupa to death over money dispute, dumps her body in a drain, arrested

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Delhi: Mohammed Salim strangles Rupa to death over money dispute, dumps her body in a drain, arrested

In the Dabri area of ​​West Delhi, tailor Mohammad Salim strangled a 22-year-old Hindu girl named Rupa to death. Two days after the murder, the girl’s decomposed body was found in a sack lying in the drain.

The body was identified by the tattoo on her hand. After investigating the case, the police have arrested the 35-year-old Muslim accused from Hardoi.

On 23rd August, at around 2.54 pm, Delhi Police received information through a PCR call about the body of a girl found in a sack. The police reached the location of the body found in Dabri police station area.

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The police started investigating the body of the girl found in the sack. They said that the girl’s mother had lodged a missing person’s complaint on 21st August 2025.

The body was identified on the basis of the tattoo on the deceased victim’s hand. The body was identified as belonging to 22-year-old Rupa, who works as a maid. Rupa left her house at 10.30 am on 21st August and did not return. According to the police, she was talking to someone on her phone while leaving the house.

During investigation, the policy scanned the nearby CCTV cameras. In the camera, Rupa was last seen entering a building in Mahavir Enclave with the accused, 35-year-old Salim. After some time, Salim came out of the same building, Roopa’s hidden body was also seen in his hand.

According to the police, accused Salim was going to dispose of the girl’s body by placing it on his bike but the body slipped off the bike on the way. In a hurry, Salim threw the body in the drain and fled. Police have arrested Salim from Hardoi.

During Salim’s questioning, it emerged that Salim and Rupa knew each other and had a monetary dispute. When Rupa asked for her money, Salim strangled her to death in anger. After this, he took the girl’s body on a bike and threw it in a drain. Scared of being caught by the police, Salim left for his ancestral home in Hardoi, however, the police arrested him from there.

Meanwhile, the police said that the accused is being interrogated and more facts are likely to emerge, adding that further action will be taken in the matter accordingly. The police have registered a case against the accused Salim under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) for murder.

OpIndia Exclusive: ‘Propaganda, sheer defamation’ – Panvel voter slams The Hindu and Rajdeep Sardesai over false double voting charge

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OpIndia Exclusive: ‘Propaganda, sheer defamation’ – Panvel voter slams The Hindu and Rajdeep Sardesai over false double voting charge

On 25th August, yet another allegation of “vote theft” collapsed after the voter at the centre of the controversy, Pradeep Poraji, spoke exclusively to OpIndia and accused The Hindu and Rajdeep Sardesai of defaming him. Poraji’s name was quoted in a report published by The Hindu based on a claim made by a defeated MVA candidate and shared by Sardesai. The report claimed that Poraji voted twice at two different places.

What The Hindu reported on Panvel voter duplication

According to the report in The Hindu, voter duplication was one of the most serious issues in the Panvel Assembly constituency. Defeated MVA candidate Balaram Patil claimed that thousands of names were listed more than once in the electoral rolls. The report claimed that individuals, including Poraji, appeared twice with different EPIC IDs and allegedly cast their votes at separate booths. This was presented as part of a broader pattern of what the Congress Party and its allies have called “Vote Chori” across Maharashtra.

Rajdeep Sardesai pushed The Hindu’s propaganda

Accusing Poraji and others of double voting, Rajdeep Sardesai wrote on X, “BIG: a seasoned opposition candidate from Panvel constituency in Maharashtra 2024 elections has provided hard ‘evidence’ of duplicate voters in his constituency running into several thousands . Most importantly, Balaram Patil actually complained with ‘proof’ BEFORE the elections but local officials did not act. Maharashtra SEC and ECI cannot stay silent any longer. They must respond and clear the air. Credibility of voting process is at stake.”

Source: X

Earlier, Sardesai tried to use India Today’s report to amplify “vote chori” claims of Rahul Gandhi but the report itself had debunked the claims.

‘I voted only in my village’

While speaking to OpIndia, Poraji dismissed the charges outright and clarified that he had cast his vote only once in his native Dhansar village. He said, “I voted only in my village. That is Dhansar village. Our family has always lived in Dhansar. Our home is Dhansar.” He rejected the suggestion that his name was registered in another village called Papdicha Pada under Kharghar.

ECI’s revision of voter list defended

Poraji backed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to revise the voter list and weed out anomalies. Calling the process “absolutely right” he said, “Those unnecessary and extra names must be removed. Those who are no more and those having their names twice should be removed from the list.”

Ink makes double voting impossible

He also dismissed the practicality of the allegation and pointed out that the indelible ink applied during voting prevents such malpractice. He said, “No question of double voting, we apply voting ink. It does not fade away so easily. It remains for 2–3 days at least.”

‘This is sheer defamation’

Poraji expressed anger at the media coverage and termed the allegations “sheer defamation”. He accused the media of exploiting his name to malign the ECI and create false propaganda. “Yes, it is wrong to do so. It is sheer defamation and nothing else, that too for no reason,” he said.

The incident has exposed yet another baseless allegation of “vote chori” by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, propagated further by the opposition parties to target ECI, with the voter himself rubbishing the claim and showing trust in the electoral process.

West Bengal SSC scam: TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha arrested by ED, had jumped over a wall, thrown phone into bushes while trying to escape

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West Bengal SSC scam: TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha arrested by ED, had jumped over a wall, thrown phone into bushes while trying to escape

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, 25th August, arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from the the Burwan constituency, Jiban Krishna Saha from his home in Andi, Murshidabad. The arrest came after a raid at his residence that lasted for more than five hours, as part of the ongoing probe into the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.

According to ED officials, Saha refused to cooperate during the search. In an attempt to dodge investigators, he jumped over a wall and even threw his mobile phone into nearby bushes. The phone was later recovered. 

This is not the first time he has tried to hide evidence. Back in 2023, during a CBI raid, the MLA had reportedly thrown two of his phones into a pond.

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell chief Amit Malviya also reacted to the incident. Sharing a post on X, Malviya said, “TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha’s clownish Bollywood-style escape, leaping over walls and throwing his phone into a pond to dodge the ED, is nothing but a flop scene directed by Mamata Banerjee herself!”

Relatives’ house also raided

The agency also carried out raids at the homes of Saha’s relatives. His in-laws’ residence in Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, and Maya Saha’s home, a Trinamool councillor from Ward 9 in Sainthia municipality, was also searched in Birbhum. Maya is reportedly Jiban Saha’s maternal aunt. She later said she cooperated with officials and was asked to appear before them on 28th August.

In Purulia, ED teams searched the house of the in-laws of the accused Prasanna Roy, who is currently in jail. Roy is suspected of playing the role of a “middleman” in the recruitment scam. Earlier, the agency had seized several of his properties. There are also allegations that three of his sisters-in-law managed to get jobs as primary school teachers a few years ago, raising further questions.

Apart from this, ED officials searched the home of a bank employee in Andi Mahish village, Murshidabad, suggesting that the scope of the investigation is expanding.

The SSC recruitment scam has already led to several arrests, and the latest developments show that investigators are now widening their net across West Bengal.

Bengal SSC Scam

The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) case is one of the biggest recruitment scams, carried out under the watch of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.

The recruitments were made in 2016 for positions of Assistant Teachers for Classes 9-12 and non-teaching staff in Groups C and D. Written examinations, interviews/ personality tests were conducted as part of the initiative to fill the vacancies.

The WBSSC had tasked a company named ‘Nysa Communications’ to scan the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets of the candidates and assess the results, which helped execute the recruitment scam.

From the very onset, the selection process was fraught with a lack of transparency. WBSSC did not upload a common list of candidates with their respective marks (both during the initial and final stages).

No age relaxations were granted during the exams in contravention of existing norms, which kickstarted the saga of writ petitions in court. One Baishakhi Bhattacharyya became the first to file a case against WBSSC in 2016.

By 2021, several discrepancies came to light in the manner in which 25,753 individuals were appointed by the WBSSC for the positions of Assistant Teachers and non-teaching staff. 

Poison of Communism and Islamist appeasement of Mamata Banerjee destroyed Bengal: Read how the civilisational model of the BJP is the only alternative

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Poison of Communism and Islamist appeasement of Mamata Banerjee destroyed Bengal: Read how the civilisational model of the BJP is the only alternative

West Bengal was once Bharat’s cultural and industrial jewel. Kolkata was the intellectual capital of India, Bengal’s factories gave jobs to millions, and its thinkers lit the fire of nationalism. The soil of Bankimchandra, Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Subhas Bose, and Syama Prasad Mookerjee inspired entire generations to dream of a self-reliant, strong, and proud Bharat.

But today, that land of renaissance has been reduced to rubble. Its youth are migrants in Kerala, Maharashtra, or Delhi. Its villages are ghostly, emptied of men who go out in search of dignity denied at home. Its industries are gone, its entrepreneurs strangled by corruption, and its politics hijacked by Islamist appeasement.

This destruction is not fate; it is betrayal. The betrayal of communists who ruled for 34 years and the betrayal of Mamata Banerjee, who replaced Marx with mullah appeasement. Together they buried Bengal’s economy and dignity. What remains is a state run not by Ma-Mati-Manush but by Migrant, Misrule, and Mamata.

The Communist Curse: Class War over Nation

For 34 years, the Left Front poisoned Bengal with Marxist ideology. They destroyed enterprise by branding industry “bourgeois exploitation.” They drove out the Tatas, Birlas, and every investor who dared to dream of industry in Bengal. Thousands of factories shut, jobs vanished, and poverty became permanent.

But the Marxists were not only anti-industry; they were also anti-nation. They mocked religion, mocked culture, and mocked patriotism. They turned Durga Puja into a “folk festival” while glorifying Lenin. They weakened national pride and opened the door for demographic invasion.

By the time Mamata came in 2011, Bengal was on life support. Instead of reviving it, she finished the patient off.

Mamata’s Appeasement Republic

Mamata Banerjee calls herself the “Didi” of Bengal. But whose Didi is she? The Bengali Hindu migrant struggling in a brick kiln in Kerala? The unemployed youth of Malda? Or the infiltrator from Bangladesh who enjoys ration cards, Aadhaar, and political protection?

The truth is clear: Mamata Banerjee has converted Bengal into an Appeasement Republic. Festivals are subsidized with hundreds of crores, not to promote culture, but to buy loyalty. Illegal infiltrators are treated better than citizens. Madrasa expansion is prioritized over skill training. Police are used not to protect Hindus from Islamist mobs but to shield the mobs themselves.

Her Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev even went so far as to say that the Centre’s review of Bengali migrant workers in Bihar amounted to “racial profiling.” Really? When lakhs of Bengalis are forced to leave their homes due to unemployment, this government defends infiltrators instead of its own people. That is not governance; that is treachery.

The Demographic Time Bomb

Border districts like Malda, Murshidabad, and North Dinajpur have already seen a demographic inversion. Hindus are now minorities in large parts of their own homeland. This is not an accident; it is state-sponsored vote-bank engineering.

Every Hindu child forced to migrate for lack of jobs is replaced by an infiltrator from across the border. Every exodus of Bengali Hindus is matched by an influx of Bangladeshis. The result is clear: a slow-motion partition within Bengal itself.

This is the RSS warning come true. What Syama Prasad Mookerjee predicted in 1947 that unchecked appeasement would reduce Hindus to second-class citizens in their own land is unfolding before our eyes in Mamata’s Bengal.

The Migration Tragedy

Look at any construction site in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, or Gurgaon, and you will hear Bengali voices. Young men from Murshidabad, Malda, Birbhum, and Jalpaiguri are forced out because their land cannot feed them. They are not migrants by choice but by compulsion.

The irony is brutal. Bengal, once the Manchester of the East, now exports labor instead of goods. Its educated youth drive Ola cabs in Delhi, while infiltrators in Bengal receive welfare doles. This is not migration; it is humiliation.

And what does Mamata do? She blames the Centre, blames the BJP, and blames “outsiders” while squandering crores on Puja grants and minority appeasement. This is not just economic failure; it is cultural betrayal.

Syndicate Raj: Mafia as Government

If Bengal had any chance left, the TMC killed it with the “Syndicate Raj.” No construction, no trade, and no small business survives without greasing the palms of TMC syndicates. From coal to sand, from school recruitment to healthcare, everything is run as a mafia racket.

Even jobs are sold. The SSC scam, the teacher recruitment scam, and the coal scam—every scandal shows one thing: Bengal is not governed; it is looted. Investors flee because no businessman wants to deal with extortionists dressed as politicians.

Between 2011 and 2024, more than 6,600 companies left Bengal. That is not migration; that is evacuation. Bengal is not just losing people; it is losing hope.

The BJP Alternative: Pride and Progress Together

Now compare this with BJP-ruled states.

  1. Gujarat under Modi transformed into India’s industrial hub. Ports, highways, power plants, and industries made it the engine of Bharat’s economy.
  2. Uttar Pradesh under Yogi has gone from a “BIMARU” state to an investment magnet, hosting global summits and building expressways.
  3. Assam under Himanta is cracking down on infiltrators and child marriage while bringing IT parks, medical colleges, and universities.

This is the BJP’s double-engine model: nationalism plus development. Pride in culture and prosperity in economy. The RSS vision of Integral Humanism made real.

This is what Bengal needs. Instead of exporting migrants, Bengal should be exporting goods. Instead of appeasing infiltrators, Bengal should be empowering its own youth. Instead of festival doles, Bengal needs factories, jobs, and dignity.

Civilisational Choice for Bengal

Bengal today stands at a civilizational crossroad. On one side is Mamata’s path: appeasement, infiltration, migration, and humiliation. On the other side is the BJP’s path: development, nationalism, dignity, and pride.

The question is simple: Does Bengal want to be a colony of infiltrators or a cradle of renaissance?

Bengal gave Bharat Bankim, Vivekananda, Subhas, and Syama Prasad. Will it now surrender to infiltrators and mafias? Or will it rise again, with pride and progress under a nationalist government?

The migrant exodus is not destiny; it is a verdict on Mamata’s betrayal. The revival of Bengal lies not in Marx or Mamata but in Modi, Yogi, Himanta, and the RSS vision of a Viksit Bharat.

Until then, Bengal will remain trapped in its tragic slogan: not Ma-Mati-Manush, but Migrant, Misrule, Mamata.

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