Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, vowing to expose what he called large-scale voter list manipulation. He claimed that the Congress will soon drop a “hydrogen bomb” of revelations, one that will shake the political landscape ahead of key state elections.
Rahul Gandhi’s Explosive Claim
Speaking at the conclusion of the INDIA bloc’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Patna, Gandhi alleged that the BJP has been winning elections through “vote chori” — a systematic process of deleting genuine voters while adding fake or duplicate names.
“I want to tell BJP leaders, have you heard of anything bigger than an atom bomb? It is a hydrogen bomb. Be ready, a hydrogen bomb is coming. Very soon, the truth about vote theft will be out,” Gandhi said.
He further added that the slogan ‘vote chor, gaddi chhod’ has gained traction beyond India. “Now it’s being echoed even in China, and people in America are saying it too,” he claimed, stressing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “will not be able to face the people once the truth comes out.”
BJP’s Strong Counterattack
The BJP quickly dismissed Gandhi’s remarks, calling his threats “empty rhetoric.” Senior BJP leader and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad ridiculed the comparison of voter list issues to nuclear weapons.
“What he called an atom bomb has turned out to be a dud. What do atom bombs and hydrogen bombs have to do with elections?” Prasad asked.
He further accused Gandhi of irresponsibility in his role as Leader of Opposition:
“Over 21 lakh dead people have been found on the electoral rolls. Should they continue to remain there? Rahul Gandhi must answer this. Why is he refusing to submit an affidavit to the Election Commission? He knows that if he lies in it, legal action will follow.”
Allegations of Voter List Manipulation
The Congress has repeatedly alleged voter list irregularities in several constituencies. The party cited examples in Mahadevapura assembly segment under Bengaluru Central and also flagged concerns during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
While Gandhi promised that Congress will reveal more details soon — likening it to a “hydrogen bomb” — neither he nor the party disclosed what the revelations would specifically entail.
INDIA Bloc’s Voter Adhikar Yatra
The INDIA bloc’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders, covered over 1,300 km across 25 districts of Bihar, spanning 110 assembly constituencies. The campaign aimed to highlight alleged voter list malpractices and mobilize support ahead of the upcoming state elections.
What’s Next?
With Bihar polls on the horizon, the allegations of “vote theft” and counter-charges from the BJP are expected to intensify. Gandhi’s “hydrogen bomb” remark has already ignited a war of words, but whether it translates into concrete evidence remains to be seen.
As political tensions escalate, the spotlight will now be on whether the Congress can back its claims with proof — or if the BJP’s dismissal of these allegations as “political theatrics” will hold ground.
