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Akhilesh Yadav stated that it’s the Election Fee’s duty to make sure that no vote is stolen wherever.
Akhilesh Yadav warned of an upheaval in India just like that in Nepal. (ANI)
Samajwadi Celebration (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the Election Fee and the federal government of enabling what he referred to as “vote theft,” and cautioned that India may additionally see Nepal-like flip of occasions if alleged ‘vote chori’ continued within the nation.
Whereas addressing a press briefing in Lucknow, the previous Chief Minister referred to the present political upheaval in Nepal, the place widespread violent demonstrations led by Gen Z, claimed over 50 lives and prompted huge injury to public property.
Akhilesh Yadav stated that it’s the Election Fee’s duty to make sure that no vote is stolen wherever. He warned that the nation may witness a Nepal-like protest if the ballot physique fails to cease such practices.
“It’s the Election Commission’s responsibility to ensure that no vote is stolen anywhere… Everyone knows that when they couldn’t win elections through vote theft, they tried to stop the vote with the power of a revolver… If such incidents happen, it’s possible that people here might take to the streets, just like what happened in our neighbouring countries,” he stated as quoted by ANI.
The SP chief additional referred to situations in previous Uttar Pradesh polls. “They posted their own caste members, and at that time, were all those presiding officers and election officials not appointed from the chief minister’s own community?”
He alleged that officers had been appointed on caste issues. “The DM and SP not given such instructions? Think about it, we kept complaining… they claimed 77 percent of the votes.”
What Occurred In Nepal?
Nepal’s current protests started over a social media ban however shortly snowballed right into a broader violent anti-corruption motion.
The unrest resulted within the burning of high ministers’ homes, the Parliament, and the nation’s Supreme Court docket, amongst different key installations. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, together with a number of different ministers, resigned amid the protests.
As per sources, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki might be sworn in because the nation’s interim Prime Minister at 8:45 pm tonight at Sheetal Niwas, the presidential residence. The announcement got here after intense talks between President Ramchandra Paudel, Sushila Karki and representatives of the Gen-Z protest motion, who had demanded sweeping political change following final week’s lethal unrest.
Other than Nepal, India’s neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Bangladesh have witnessed comparable protests and alter of regime lately.
Opposition’s Vote Chori Claims
The INDIA bloc, led by Congress and Rahul Gandhi, has been vocal about alleged “vote chori” or vote theft. Rahul Gandhi claimed large-scale electoral fraud within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, significantly in Karnataka’s Bangalore Central constituency, citing over 1 lakh pretend voters.
He outlined alleged strategies of vote manipulation, together with duplicate voters, pretend addresses, bulk registrations, invalid photographs, and Type 6 misuse.
The Congress initiated the “Vote Chori” marketing campaign with a devoted web site (votechori.in) and call-in quantity, urging residents to help calls for for clear voter rolls.
The INDIA bloc, together with Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Celebration, backs the marketing campaign, planning occasions just like the Vote Adhikaar Yatra in Bihar, which is due for elections shortly.
The EC termed Gandhi’s claims “false and misleading,” asking him to submit a sworn declaration or apologise, citing voter roll availability in PDF format for privateness issues.
(With inputs from companies)
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September 12, 2025, 20:02 IST
Information politics ‘People Might Take To Streets…’: Akhilesh Yadav Warns Of Nepal-Like Unrest Over Vote Theft Row
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