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SIT charges former BJP MLA and his son in Aland vote theft probe

SIT charges former BJP MLA and his son in Aland vote theft probe

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of vote theft in the Aland assembly constituency during the 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka on Friday submitted a detailed charge sheet naming seven accused, including former BJP MLA Subhash Guttedar and his son. SIT charges former BJP MLA and his son in Aland vote theft probe The charge sheet was submitted before the First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court in Bengaluru. The accused named include four-time former Aland MLA Subhash Guttedar, his son Harshanand Guttedar, the MLA’s personal secretary Tipperudra, and three data centre operators based in Kalaburagi—Akram Pasha, Mukaram Pasha and Mohammad Ashfaq and Bapi Adya, who is originally from West Bengal. Officers in the SIT said the investigation revealed a systematic and technology-driven attempt to manipulate the voter list by illegally cancelling voter registrations using OTP-based verification methods. “The deletion of voters was not random. It was executed through a coordinated mechanism involving data operators and digital tools,” said additional director general of police (CID) BK Singh, who heads the SIT. Bapi Adya, who was …

SIR Debate In Parliament Today: What To Expect As The House Takes Up Electoral Reforms | India News

SIR Debate In Parliament Today: What To Expect As The House Takes Up Electoral Reforms | India News

Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 06:30 IST Rahul Gandhi will lead the Opposition’s intervention in the Lok Sabha as Parliament takes up the SIR debate today. Parliament Winter Session Day 7: Rahul Gandhi is expected to raise the issue of “vote theft” and the accountability of the Election Commission of India. As Parliament enters a crucial stretch of its Winter Session, the Lok Sabha is set to take up a debate the Opposition has been demanding for days: a full-scale discussion on electoral reforms, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India’s voter rolls. After several rounds of negotiations, the government and the Opposition reached a consensus last week to bring the subject to the floor. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lead the Opposition’s intervention today, while Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal is scheduled to reply on Wednesday. SIR Debate Reaches Parliament Since the Winter Session began on 1 December, Opposition parties have been demanding a dedicated debate on electoral reforms and the SIR. Over the first two days of …

No theft here: Names Rahul flagged have voted, with valid address and ID card | Political Pulse News

No theft here: Names Rahul flagged have voted, with valid address and ID card | Political Pulse News

Claiming that the 2024 Assembly elections in Haryana had been “stolen”, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi cited examples, among them a house in Palwal district’s Hodal with 66 voters and another with 501. He also said that in Sonipat district’s Rai, a stock photograph of a Brazilian national was used to cast votes 22 times at 10 booths. “She has got multiple names — Seema, Sweety, Saraswati, Rashmi, Vimla,” he said. The Indian Express visited both places and found that in Hodal, the two addresses are, in fact, large plots where multiple homes exist and multiple families reside, many of whom said they had voted in the Assembly elections. And in Rai, The Indian Express tracked down four of the women whose photographs on the voter roll were of the Brazilian national. All of them had voted without incident, and all were unaware of the issue until Gandhi raised it Wednesday. In Hodal “In Hodal Assembly, we found 66 voters registered in a house belonging to a BJP zila parishad vice-chairperson, and 501 voters in …

Amid wait for ‘hydrogen bomb’, Rahul Gandhi to hold press conference in Delhi today

Amid wait for ‘hydrogen bomb’, Rahul Gandhi to hold press conference in Delhi today

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is going to address a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday at 12 PM, where speculation is rife that he may make a major revelation, referred to earlier as a “hydrogen bomb” linked to his allegations of vote theft and irregularities in the electoral rolls. Rahul Gandhi speaks during the public meeting organised for the Bihar Assembly elections, at Wazirganj constituency in Gaya (AICC) On September 1, Rahul Gandhi warned the BJP of an impending expose, stating that he will soon unleash a “hydrogen bomb” about his allegations of vote theft, as what was shown about Mahadevpura was just an “atom bomb.” Addressing a gathering on the last day of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, Gandhi launched barbed attacks on the BJP, saying that “forces who murdered Mahatma Gandhi are now trying to destroy the Constitution of India.” The 16-day-long ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ led by Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi is aimed at raising awareness about voter rights and protesting against alleged “vote theft” …