The Rajasthan Congress announced on Saturday that it will launch a month-long, statewide signature campaign under the All India Congress Committee's 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' (Vote Thieves, Quit Power) initiative. The campaign targets the BJP over the alleged misuse of constitutional institutions and "stealing power through vote manipulation".
Running from September 15 to October 15, the campaign will kick off with meetings at the district level, followed by preparations at the block and mandal levels. According to state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, party leaders and workers will first collect signatures from party office-bearers before beginning a door-to-door drive to gather public support against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
"Rahul Gandhi has exposed how the BJP has stolen votes to grab power. To protest this, the Congress is running the 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' campaign across the country. In Rajasthan, we will reach every household and collect signatures to highlight not only this vote theft but also the BJP government's failures," Dotasra told reporters after a preparatory meeting at the party headquarters.
He alleged that the BJP government in the state has failed to hold local body and panchayat elections even after five years in office. "They have also buried the welfare schemes launched under the previous Congress government. People of Rajasthan will be made aware of these failures," he said.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, the Congress's in-charge for Rajasthan, urged party leaders to fully commit to their assigned responsibilities. "Strengthening the organisation is what gives leaders real strength. Many of us, including Ashok Gehlot, Tika Ram Jully and myself, started as district presidents. Today's district chiefs must also work with the same dedication to reach higher levels tomorrow," he said.
The meeting was also attended by former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully, former PCC chief CP Joshi, and AICC co-in-charges Chiranjeev Rao, Ritwik Makwana, and Poonam Paswan. Campaign dockets were handed out to district and assembly-level in-charges at the event.
Dotasra also accused the BJP government of spying on opposition legislators inside the Assembly. "Cameras have been installed in such a way that not just video but even the voices of Opposition leaders are being recorded when the House is not in session. This is spying and a violation of privacy. It is happening with the blessings of the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister, and the RSS," he alleged.
He claimed that after the Leader of the Opposition, Tika Ram Jully, raised the issue, the cables of the surveillance system, which was allegedly accessible from the Speaker's rest room, were hurriedly removed. "Just as Rahul Gandhi exposed the BJP's vote theft, we have caught them spying on Opposition leaders in Rajasthan. This is not a small issue," Dotasra said.
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