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"BJP Fully Prepared": Amit Shah Challenges Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to Debate SIR in Parliament

Shah said the BJP is ready for a special session as the Opposition steps up protests over alleged voter deletions and Election Commission bias.

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to debate "vote chori" allegations inside Parliament, saying the BJP is ready to convene a special session.
  • The INDIA bloc has stepped up its campaign against the Election Commission, alleging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls removed eligible voters; the BJP has rejected these claims, maintaining the exercise targets ineligible entries.
  • Addressing a BJP meeting in Lucknow, Shah accused Gandhi and Yadav of avoiding parliamentary discussion and staging street protests, while Opposition parties plan a Ramlila Maidan rally to protest the "demolition of democracy."
  • The INDIA bloc postponed its symbolic "public impeachment" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to Saturday because of rain, shifting the event from the originally planned Friday date.
  • Shah likened Opposition accusations to "blaming the umpire after losing the match," contrasting the BJP's recent victories in Odisha and West Bengal with the Opposition's electoral failures across multiple states.
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Amit Shah challenged Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to discuss the CEC and SIR controversy in Parliament. He said the BJP has nothing to hide and a special session could be called. Shah cited the results of Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Delhi, Puducherry, Assam, and Bengal. He said that after the defeat, the opposition is accusing the umpire of dishonesty and alleging vote theft.

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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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