Accept leadership failures instead of blaming institutions: Kiren Rijiju on Rahul’s ‘vote theft

NEW DELHI: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should accept responsibility for his repeated electoral defeats instead of targeting institutions.

His remarks came a day after Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of protecting those behind “vote theft” and claimed that names of Congress voters were being systematically deleted from the electoral roll in Karnataka.The Union minister accused the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha of trying to divert attention from his failures.

“Just to cover up his failures in elections, Rahul Gandhi cannot target any other institution or shift the focus elsewhere,” Rijiju said, adding that such attempts would not be accepted by the people.

The minister further claimed that Gandhi’s remarks often mirrored anti-India propaganda.

“Whatever narratives Pakistan creates, the same narratives are propagated by Rahul Gandhi and his company here in India.

The Election Commission dismissed the charges as “incorrect and baseless”, stating that no deletion of votes can take place without due process.