Archive · 10 Oct 2026
BJP Rejects Rahul Gandhi’s Account of Murmu Meeting
Leaders from the INDIA bloc met President Droupadi Murmu.
They gave her a document about alleged problems in elections and asked for the chief election commissioner to resign.
Rahul Gandhi said Murmu had not rejected their claims about “vote chori.”
He also said she had asked them to provide proof.
The BJP disagreed with Gandhi’s account.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi called his remarks misleading and asked what evidence supported them.
The BJP also accused Congress of creating confusion about constitutional institutions.
The articles do not provide an independent account of what Murmu said in the meeting.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi accused Rahul Gandhi of lying about President Droupadi Murmu’s response to opposition allegations.
Gandhi said Murmu had not denied the INDIA bloc’s claims of “vote chori” during their meeting.
A delegation of INDIA bloc leaders, including Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, met Murmu and submitted a memorandum.
The memorandum raised concerns about alleged electoral irregularities and sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Trivedi questioned what evidence Gandhi had for his account and accused Congress of misleading the public about constitutional institutions.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, President Droupadi Murmu, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, and an INDIA bloc delegation including Mallikarjun Kharge.
- What
- The BJP rejected Gandhi’s account of Murmu’s response to opposition allegations of “vote chori”; the delegation submitted a memorandum concerning alleged electoral irregularities.
- When
- The meeting and BJP response were reported on October 9, 2026.
- Where
- The delegation met President Murmu; the article does not specify the meeting venue.
- Why
- The BJP challenged Gandhi’s claim that Murmu had not denied the opposition’s allegations and questioned the evidence for his account.
Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc
BJP
What President Murmu said
Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc
Gandhi said Murmu did not deny the opposition’s allegations of “vote chori” and asked the delegation to provide proof.
BJP
The BJP, through Sudhanshu Trivedi, called Gandhi’s account false and misleading and asked what evidence he had.
Political meaning of the claims
Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc
The INDIA bloc raised concerns about alleged electoral irregularities in a memorandum to the President.
BJP
Trivedi accused Congress of using baseless statements to create confusion about constitutional institutions.
- Meeting participants
- The INDIA bloc delegation included Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- Recipient
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Delegation’s submission
- A memorandum raising concerns over alleged electoral irregularities
- Request in memorandum
- The resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Gandhi’s account
- He said Murmu had not denied the allegations and had asked the delegation to provide proof.
- BJP response
- Sudhanshu Trivedi called Gandhi’s remarks misleading and questioned what evidence supported them.
- Reported date
- October 9, 2026