"Public will punish those who steal votes": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari

New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): As today marks the last day of the Congress' 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday said that the public will punish those who "steal votes."
The 16-day-long 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' led by Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi is aimed at raising awareness about voter rights and protesting against alleged "vote theft" and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
Speaking to ANI, Pramod Tiwari expressed gratitude to the public of Bihar for expressing their "strength" alongside Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA bloc.
"...The way the people of Bihar have taken to the streets against vote theft, for the protection of the Constitution, and to safeguard the voting rights granted by the Constitution, they have welcomed Rahul Gandhi and all the leaders of the INDIA alliance have expressed their strength alongside Rahul Gandhi...I can say with confidence that in the coming times, the public will punish those who steal votes..." the Congress MP said.
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi, along with senior leaders of INDIA bloc, including RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut, TMC MP Yusuf Pathan and others will conclude the yatra in Bihar's capital city Patna.
Raut called the yatra a 'unique movement to save democracy' and said it has sparked awareness across the country.
In a post on X, Sanjay Raut wrote, "I will join Shri Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav in the Voting Rights Yatra in Patna today. This is a unique movement to save democracy in our country. It has sparked awareness nationwide."
The 16 day yatra, taken out by Rahul Gandhi to highlight the alleged case of 'vote chori' (vote theft) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the alleged irregularities in the voter list by the Election Commission of India (ECI), will conclude in Patna today.
The campaign began on August 17, with Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav conducting the yatra together from Sasaram. From there, the rally spanned across 25 districts, to Aurangabad, Gayaji, Siwan, and others.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Yusuf Pathan and Lalitesh Pati Tripathi are also set to join the Rahul Gandhi-led Voter Adhikar Yatra on its concluding day in Patna.
Multiple other INDIA bloc leaders have attended the yatra at various points. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin have joined the rally.
Other chief ministers, including Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, participated in the yatra. (ANI)