Rahul Gandhi says, 'The battle is beyond street protests'; targets Centre over poll irregularities

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition LoP Rahul Gandhi on Monday October 12 launched a fierce attack on the Central government over the integrity of electionsRahul Gandhi stated that the President of India had asked the opposition to present proof of alleged poll irregularities asserting that the subsequent denial originated from the Prime Ministerrsquos Office PMO rather than Rashtrapati Bhavan200 officers of the Modi government are in our contact All of them are giving us information from inside ED CBI ministries and so on Do whatever you can the power of truth is with us Leader of Opposition Shri RahulGandhi httpstcoJmDnDIOeOCmdash Congress Kerala INCKerala October 12 2026Addressing a press conference in New Delhi Rahul Gandhi claimed that the highest constitutional office is aware of the situationRahul Gandhi said We went to the President of India The President of India herself said Give me the proof We are going to take the proof I hope you noticed something There was no denial from the President of Indias office I hope you noticed it The denial was quietly made by the Prime Ministers Officerdquo as cited by ANIldquoEven the President of India and her office know what is going on and she has refused to deny what I said Gandhi further saidRahul Gandhi says lsquoBattle is beyond street protestsrsquoElaborating on the oppositions ideological and political confrontation the Congress leader stressed that the battle is beyond regular street protestsHe added So we are not fighting for the street brothers We are fighting for the mind We are fighting for the heart of the Indian people and we are telling the Indian people that this type of India is dangerous for you This type of India suits Mr Ambani suits Mr Adani suits Mr Modi and suits Mr Doval It is dangerous for you It is dangerous for your children as cited by ANIAnnouncing a formal legal move before the judiciary Gandhi revealed that the opposition had communicated with the Chief Justice of India CJI and is set to file a petition jointlyRahul Gandhi to file a petition in the Supreme Court over CECrsquos irregularitiesThe LoP said Congress president and I wrote to the CJI expressing our grave concern about the murder of Indian democracy and election fairness CJI responded to us and instructed us to file a petition Today INDIA bloc leaders and I will go to the Supreme Court together and file this petition as cited by ANIDirecting a sharp attack at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar the LoP demanded his resignationThis is happening because we are raising the very same question that the two Election Commissioners had asked why isnt Gyanesh Kumar resigning Gyanesh Kumar you have lost your sleep we will not spare you We know about your past and your corruption and we are waiting Gandhi allegedRahul slams PM Modi and Amit ShahClaiming sympathy within the ranks of security personnel Gandhi also said Exactly 50 per cent of the police personnel are telling us that what we are doing is right and we should continue Police ITBP CRPF the people of India are on one side and Narendra Modi Amit Shah Ajit Doval Gyanesh Kumar and 45 members of the Election Commission who are facilitating vote chori and hijacking the country are on the other side We are increasing this divideHolding up a copy of the Constitution during his address Rahul Gandhi described it as the sacred voice of the countrys youth and urged people to show perseverance against police barricades and crackdownsRahul asserted Look whoever is standing against the government I want to say this to you there are crores of youth who want to save democracy Give me the Constitution There are crores of youth who want to save democracy who consider the Constitution their faith because this is the voice of India And this voice the voice of all the people we consider our sacred duty And this is being attacked as per ANIYou think that one day we went out and the police stopped us We went to Jantar Mantar and the police stopped us there Students protested on Sunday we were stopped there Today we are going today they will stop us This resistance is not a matter of one day We have been doing this continuously And do not think that this started five days ago Its expression is becoming visible now but this resistance has been going on for years So my message to you is perseverance Gandhi addedRahul insisted that democratic resilience demands longterm commitmentSpeaking at a press conference he said If we do it tomorrow they will stop us If we do it the day after tomorrow they will stop us Let them stop us This is how a nation is built A nation is not protected in just two days Do not think that simply stepping out and unfurling a flag means the nation is as per ANIWith inputs from ANI