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Last Updated:<\/span>September 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/time><\/p>\nAttacking the Congress party over its fake allegations of vote chori on the Election Commission, Union minister Pralhad Joshi accused Rahul Gandhi of “attention chori”.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nUnion minister Pralhad Joshi slams Rahul Gandhi over his accusations on Election Commission. <\/p>\n<\/figure>\nBJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for his accusations on the Election Commission and \u201cvotes being deleted in a centralised manner” claim, terming them as \u201cRahul Gandhi\u2019s new fairytale \u2013 \u2018vote chori\u2019!”. Joshi\u2019s comments came after the poll body dismissed the Congress leader\u2019s accusations and termed them \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\nAttacking the Congress party over its fake allegations of vote chori on the Election Commission, the Union minister accused Rahul Gandhi of \u201cattention chori”.<\/p>\nTaking to X, Joshi wrote, \u201cAfter his failed attempt on his vote chori allegations, which was debunked and exposed CONgress for the fake claims, yet again Attention chori, Rahul Gandhi chooses to not learn from earlier mistakes. The Election Commission of India has clearly denied his baseless claims, reaffirming that no votes can be deleted online.”<\/p>\nThe Union minister further mocked Rahul Gandhi for bringing in the example of Aland, a constituency in Karnataka, where the Congress party won elections and stated that claim that the voters were deleted online is laughable. \u201cRahul is unaware of the election process, period. Does he not know that voters cannot be deleted online? Why did he not speak about Malur Assembly seat in Karnataka?” Joshi added.<\/p>\nTerming the Congress party as the \u201creal vote chor”, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs referred to the Malur constituency in Karnataka, where the election of Congress legislator KY Nanjegowda was set aside by the High Court because of poll malpractice and a fresh counting of votes was ordered.<\/p>\n\u201cThe real vote chor is CONgress. After losing 20+ elections on EVMs, maybe it\u2019s not the machine, it\u2019s the CONgress that\u2019s faulty,” Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\u201cRahul Gandhi\u2019s new fairytale \u2013 \u2018vote chori\u2019! \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0fAfter his failed attempt on his vote chori allegations, which was debunked and exposed CONgress for the fake claims, yet again Attention chori, Rahul Gandhi chooses to not learn from earlier mistakes. The Election Commission of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TJdQa46yET<\/a>\u2014 Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nEC Rejects Rahul Gandhi\u2019s Claims<\/h4>\nSoon after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of acting in a biased manner and shielding what he described as the \u201cdestroyer of democracy”, the poll body responded stating that the allegations made against it are \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\n\u201cNo deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi,” the ECI in its fact-check report said.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nMahima Joshi<\/a><\/p>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> ‘New Fairytale’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Terms Congress ‘Real Vote Chor’<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Union minister Pralhad Joshi slams Rahul Gandhi over his accusations on Election Commission. <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for his accusations on the Election Commission and \u201cvotes being deleted in a centralised manner” claim, terming them as \u201cRahul Gandhi\u2019s new fairytale \u2013 \u2018vote chori\u2019!”. Joshi\u2019s comments came after the poll body dismissed the Congress leader\u2019s accusations and termed them \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\n
Attacking the Congress party over its fake allegations of vote chori on the Election Commission, the Union minister accused Rahul Gandhi of \u201cattention chori”.<\/p>\n
Taking to X, Joshi wrote, \u201cAfter his failed attempt on his vote chori allegations, which was debunked and exposed CONgress for the fake claims, yet again Attention chori, Rahul Gandhi chooses to not learn from earlier mistakes. The Election Commission of India has clearly denied his baseless claims, reaffirming that no votes can be deleted online.”<\/p>\n
The Union minister further mocked Rahul Gandhi for bringing in the example of Aland, a constituency in Karnataka, where the Congress party won elections and stated that claim that the voters were deleted online is laughable. \u201cRahul is unaware of the election process, period. Does he not know that voters cannot be deleted online? Why did he not speak about Malur Assembly seat in Karnataka?” Joshi added.<\/p>\n
Terming the Congress party as the \u201creal vote chor”, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs referred to the Malur constituency in Karnataka, where the election of Congress legislator KY Nanjegowda was set aside by the High Court because of poll malpractice and a fresh counting of votes was ordered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real vote chor is CONgress. After losing 20+ elections on EVMs, maybe it\u2019s not the machine, it\u2019s the CONgress that\u2019s faulty,” Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRahul Gandhi\u2019s new fairytale \u2013 \u2018vote chori\u2019! \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0fAfter his failed attempt on his vote chori allegations, which was debunked and exposed CONgress for the fake claims, yet again Attention chori, Rahul Gandhi chooses to not learn from earlier mistakes. The Election Commission of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TJdQa46yET<\/a>\u2014 Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nEC Rejects Rahul Gandhi\u2019s Claims<\/h4>\nSoon after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of acting in a biased manner and shielding what he described as the \u201cdestroyer of democracy”, the poll body responded stating that the allegations made against it are \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\n\u201cNo deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi,” the ECI in its fact-check report said.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nMahima Joshi<\/a><\/p>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> ‘New Fairytale’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Terms Congress ‘Real Vote Chor’<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cRahul Gandhi\u2019s new fairytale \u2013 \u2018vote chori\u2019! \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0fAfter his failed attempt on his vote chori allegations, which was debunked and exposed CONgress for the fake claims, yet again Attention chori, Rahul Gandhi chooses to not learn from earlier mistakes. The Election Commission of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TJdQa46yET<\/a>\u2014 Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nEC Rejects Rahul Gandhi\u2019s Claims<\/h4>\nSoon after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of acting in a biased manner and shielding what he described as the \u201cdestroyer of democracy”, the poll body responded stating that the allegations made against it are \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\n\u201cNo deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi,” the ECI in its fact-check report said.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nMahima Joshi<\/a><\/p>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> ‘New Fairytale’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Terms Congress ‘Real Vote Chor’<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Soon after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of acting in a biased manner and shielding what he described as the \u201cdestroyer of democracy”, the poll body responded stating that the allegations made against it are \u201cincorrect and baseless”.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi,” the ECI in its fact-check report said.<\/p>\n
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Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> ‘New Fairytale’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Terms Congress ‘Real Vote Chor’<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 19, 2025, 09:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> ‘New Fairytale’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Terms Congress ‘Real Vote Chor’<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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