Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the Narendra Modi government of undermining the autonomy of the Election Commission and alleged that electoral irregularities have enabled “vote chori”. Speaking in Bengaluru, Kharge said he and Rahul Gandhi had written to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant seeking an appointment between 4 PM and 5 PM on Monday, October 12, to raise concerns about the state of democracy in India. Kharge also targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that other election commissioners were being prevented from taking independent decisions. He criticised the 2023 law governing the appointment and service conditions of election commissioners, questioning the protections it provides. The Congress president further accused the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of creating what he called an “undeclared emergency”. These are allegations made by Kharge and the Congress. Watch the full report for his remarks on the Election Commis