New Delhi [India], August 12 : Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy continued the attack on the Election Commission over the alleged vote fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the SIR in vote-bound Bihar, saying that instead of meeting with us, they arrested us.
Making a sarcastic remark, Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said that the Monsoon Session of the Parliament has ended because the opposition demanded discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
He said, "At least we want to go and talk (to ECI). We want to give a representation by all the INIDA block MPs to the Election Commission in a peaceful manner. They didn't allow us. They have arrested us."
He also took a jab at the NDA leaders' comment on how the opposition is not letting the House function and added, "So what message today the BJP and NDA government want to give to this country? The only message they give is from the speaker's desk saying that we are not allowing the House to function constructively."
He further added, "We are interested in saving the Constitution. Democracy or election system, everything is a part of the Constitution..."
Earlier, Delhi police on Monday detained Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and a host of other INDIA bloc leaders as the police foiled their march to the Election Commission to protest over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of "vote chori" (vote theft) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi told reporters while being detained, "The reality is that they cannot talk. The truth is in front of the country. This fight is not political. This fight is to save the Constitution. This fight is for One Man, One Vote. We want a clean, pure voters list."
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told ANI, "Dare hue hai. Sarkaar kaayar hai" (They are scared. The Government is a coward).
The other leaders who were detained were Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and TMC MP Sagarika Ghose.
The detained MPs were corralled into a bus and were taken to the Parliament Street police station.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was seen jumping over barricades as Delhi Police stopped the INDIA bloc MPs from marching to the Election Commission's office. The Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister could be seen climbing over the barricades, installed by the police to block the protesting MPs. Akhilesh Yadav jumped to the other side to continue the protest.