Judges, Bureaucrats, armed forces slams Rahul Gandhi's vote theft claims

An open letter signed by 272 eminent citizens on Wednesday, November 19, publicly criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for what the signatories describe as "attempts to undermine constitutional institutions", particularly the Election Commission (EC).

The statement comes amid Gandhi’s continuing “vote chori” allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the poll body.

According to reports, the letter includes 16 former judges, 123 retired bureaucrats, 14 ambassadors and 133 retired armed forces



officers. 

It accuses Gandhi and his party of attempting to tarnish the credibility of the EC through repeated claims of voter fraud and electoral manipulation. The signatories argue that such statements erode public trust in democratic systems and misrepresent the functioning of constitutional authorities.

The letter responds directly to Gandhi’s recent remarks, which have included charges of a “centralised operation” to distort results and claims of the “live murder of democracy”. The signatories maintain that these allegations are politically motivated and unsupported by evidence.