New Delhi, Aug 21: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the current government was formed through “stolen votes” and urged people to choose a dispensation that is “truly yours, takes responsibility and is accountable to you”.
In a post on X, Gandhi shared a five-minute video of him conversing with the youth of Aurangabad in poll-bound Bihar during his ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ and said people must use the power of their votes to protect Mother India and the Constitution.
He asserted that a clean voter list is the cornerstone of free and fair elections and asked the people of Bihar not to let their voting rights slip away, as all their other rights rest on this very foundation.
Gandhi, who was accompanied by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, told the youngsters that their votes were being “stolen” and the names of living people were being struck off the electoral rolls by declaring them “dead”.
He also asked them about their thoughts on GST, demonetisation and what they would like to change in Bihar, to which the group said that it was the government.
He also shared a message in Hindi, along with the clip, in which he said, “Dear voters of India, I want to ask you a straightforward question — can a government formed by stealing votes ever have the intention of serving the public? No, right! They don’t even need your votes, so they don’t care about your problems either.”
He said record-breaking unemployment is ruining the future of the youth, but “the government keeps filling the coffers of capitalists”, thus proving its indifferent attitude. “Scams like NEET, SSC, and paper leaks have destroyed the careers of millions of students. The government has simply turned a blind eye! Inflation is touching the sky, making life unbearable for the common man. Yet, the government keeps increasing taxes! “Train accidents and the collapse of basic infrastructure like roads and bridges have led to the untimely deaths of hundreds of innocent people. But the government hasn’t even fixed accountability. From Pahalgam to Manipur, incidents of terror and violence have occurred — hundreds have died. The government has taken no responsibility,” he said. (PTI)
