Rahul Gandhi Claims President Did Not Deny Vote Theft Charges After Opposition Delegation Meets Rashtrapati Bhavan

Opposition leaders met with President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday night to submit a memorandum accusing top leaders and the Chief Election Commissioner of conspiring to ruin Indian democracy.

The Meeting Details

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside Rashtrapati Bhavan that the President did not deny or question their claims regarding voter roll irregularities and vote theft. According to Gandhi, the President accepted their statement and asked for documentary proof, to which he responded that the proof is known nationwide after multiple elections. The delegation included Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, and CPM's MA Baby.

Protests and Police Action

This meeting follows four days of street-level protests by the INDIA bloc in New Delhi, which featured sit-ins and marches that led to police detentions. Meanwhile, authorities turned Delhi into a fortress ahead of a planned Saturday protest by the Cockroach Janta Party, leading to cancelled trains, shut metro stations, and police restrictions. CPM leader John Brittas criticized these heavy-handed measures on social media, while Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal raised the issue in the Supreme Court.

Context

Meetings with the President of India are among the highest constitutional avenues available to political parties seeking to raise formal grievances against government bodies. Such delegations typically present detailed memorandums when normal administrative channels fail to address their political concerns. This follows an earlier report, covered earlier on 09 Oct 2026: 'Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, INDIA leaders to meet President shortly'.