Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Laxman Accuses Congress of Shielding Bogus Votes
BJP leader K Laxman criticised Congress over its protests about elections and the Election Commission.
Congress and its allies have announced protests over the Election Commission and changes to electoral rolls.
Laxman said the protests were really about protecting political families.
He accused Congress of making claims about stolen votes and faulty voting machines without accepting election losses.
He also said Congress was opposing efforts to remove false names from voter lists.
Laxman challenged the party to provide proof for its claims.
In Telangana, he criticised the Congress government for bringing BRS lawmakers into its party.
The final electoral rolls in Telangana are scheduled for November 9.
BJP MP K Laxman criticised the Congress-led “Save Democracy March,” calling it a campaign to protect political dynasties.
Laxman alleged Congress and INDIA bloc leaders used claims of vote theft and EVM tampering because they could not accept electoral defeats.
He accused Congress of opposing electoral-roll purification to protect bogus votes and questioned its demand to defer the process.
Laxman challenged Congress to provide evidence for its allegations and criticised its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
He accused Telangana’s Congress government of inducting BRS MLAs and questioned whether Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy were running an “RR Constitution.”
- Who
- BJP Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman criticised the Congress and INDIA bloc.
- What
- Laxman accused Congress of double standards, shielding bogus votes, and undermining democratic principles in Telangana.
- When
- On Friday; Telangana’s final electoral rolls are scheduled for November 9.
- Where
- Telangana and the wider national political debate in India.
- Why
- Laxman said Congress was protesting electoral processes because it could not accept defeats and was seeking to protect political families and bogus votes.
Congress and INDIA bloc
K Laxman
Election Commission and electoral rolls
Congress and INDIA bloc
The INDIA bloc announced protests over the Election Commission and electoral-roll revision; Laxman said Congress sought to defer electoral-roll purification.
K Laxman
Laxman defended electoral-roll purification and alleged Congress was opposing it to protect bogus votes.
Vote theft and EVM claims
Congress and INDIA bloc
Laxman said Congress and INDIA bloc leaders were alleging vote theft and EVM tampering.
K Laxman
Laxman rejected those allegations, saying Congress had not provided evidence and was unable to accept electoral defeats.
Telangana MLA defections
Congress and INDIA bloc
No response from Congress or the Telangana government is included in the article.
K Laxman
Laxman accused the Congress government of undermining democracy by inducting BRS MLAs.
- Speaker
- Dr K Laxman, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and Parliamentary Board member
- Protest
- The INDIA bloc announced protests over the Election Commission and electoral-roll revision.
- Laxman's description
- He called the “Save Democracy March” a “Save Dynasty March.”
- Telangana process
- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process is underway, with claims and objections continuing.
- Final electoral rolls
- Scheduled for November 9.
- Telangana allegation
- Laxman accused the Congress government of inducting BRS MLAs into the ruling party.