With the launch of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ here, the Congress on Sunday said it is not just another political march but a moral and constitutional crusade to “safeguard democracy, protect the sanctity of ‘one person-one vote’, and ensure that the voices of the most marginalised are not stolen by fraud”. The Yatra started from poll-bound Bihar’s Sasaram and saw the participation of Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav, and other opposition leaders. 

In a post on X, the Congress general secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, said, “This Yatra arises in the context of the BJP’s ploy to disenfranchise lakhs of voters in Bihar through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and the shocking revelations of ‘vote chori’ happening across the country.”  Over the next 16 days, the Yatra will cover 20+ districts and 1300 kilometers before culminating in a massive Voter Adhikar Rally at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan on September 1 . 

‘Will not let them steal polls’