The Lok Sabha witnessed a stormy debate as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a fierce attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing it of “systematically seeking to dominate India’s institutions”, and said that there is “no bigger anti-national act than vote chori.”

Speaking during a discussion on electoral reforms, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi asserted that “everything in India that exists today has emerged from the vote, and the RSS is trying to capture that.”

His remarks provoked loud protests from ruling party members, prompting Speaker Om Birla to intervene multiple times to restore order. Gandhi alleged that the RSS, in collaboration with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has undermined democratic institutions, beginning with the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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