Rahul Alleges Jaitley Sent To Threaten Him On Farm Laws, Claims 2024 LS Elections Were Rigged

Rohan Jaitley pointed out that the farm laws were passed after his father's death in 2019 and said, "It was not in my father's nature to threaten anyone."

The BJP also slammed Rahul Gandhi's remarks as "fake news" and urged him to "stick to facts instead of rewriting timelines to suit narratives."

In response, Congress MP Manickam Tagore defended Gandhi, tweeting, “Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi referred to the Farm Bill instead of LA (Land Acquisition). The truth is the meeting did happen, and Arun ji said what Rahul ji claimed. Kindly don’t try to divert from the truth.” He also attached a news report referencing a meeting between Jaitley and Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi had said, "I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, he's not here anymore, so I really shouldn't say it, but I will, Arun Jaitley ji was sent to me to threaten me."

He further added, "He said to me, 'If you continue to oppose the government and fight us on the farm laws, we will have to take action against you.' I looked him in the eye and said, 'I think you don’t know who you’re talking to. We are Congress people. We are not cowards. Even the superpower British couldn’t bend us, so who the hell are you?'"

Gandhi also intensified his criticism of the Election Commission, alleging that India’s polling system is “already dead” and claimed that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged."

Speaking at the inaugural session of a legal conclave on the theme 'Constitutional Challenges: Perspectives and Pathways', Gandhi said the Prime Minister is in power with a “thin majority” and would not have been in office if there had been a difference of a few seats.

"The truth is that the election system in India is already dead. Please remember that the Prime Minister of India enjoys a very slim majority. If 10-15 seats were rigged, and we suspect the real number to be between 70 and 100, he would not be the Prime Minister," Gandhi claimed.

"In the coming days, we will prove beyond any doubt how a Lok Sabha election can be rigged, and how it was," he alleged.

Continuing his criticism of the Election Commission, Gandhi said, "It is very clear that the institution meant to protect and defend the Constitution has been obliterated and taken over."

He added that he had previously refrained from making such claims due to a lack of evidence. "But now, I have 100 percent proof. Everyone I’ve shown it to was shocked, literally falling off their chairs. They asked, 'How can this be possible?' But it is. It’s happening."

Meanwhile, defence minister Rajnath Singh challenged Rahul Gandhi to immediately release the evidence he claimed to possess.

Speaking at an event in Patna organised by a media house, Singh said, "Rahul Gandhi says he has an atom bomb of evidence. If that’s true, he should detonate it at once, just make sure he’s standing far enough away."

Singh dismissed Gandhi’s claims and accused him of undermining public trust in constitutional institutions. Gandhi, however, reiterated that releasing the data collected by the Congress in Karnataka would send a “shockwave” through the electoral system.