Bengaluru – Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said Karnataka has gathered 1.12 crore (11,240,000) signatures under Congress’s “signature campaign” that targets voter fraud across India. He announced the figure at a joint press conference with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the Congress office in India’s capital city on Saturday.
Shivakumar explained that every assembly constituency and 40 districts where the party is active participated. Workers collected signatures booth‑by‑booth and raised awareness about irregular voting practices. Only a handful of places saw lower turnout, but overall the response was strong.
The signatures will travel to New Delhi on November 10, with district leaders who excelled in the campaign accompanying them. A massive public rally is planned at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on November 25, marked as the next phase of the movement. Areas that missed the deadline will have an extra three to four days to finish collecting signatures.
The campaign, led by Rahul Gandhi, is a nationwide push to safeguard democracy, the Constitution and citizens’ voting rights. In Mahadevapura, a study revealed more than 100,000 fraudulent votes – a single house had over 80 bogus entries, and a bar reported 70–80 illegal voters. Rahul Gandhi’s evidence of this scandal drew national attention. He also highlighted 2.5 million fake votes in the recent Haryana Assembly elections, stressing the urgency for reform.
Shivakumar said the movement began in Karnataka but will expand nationwide, submitting collected signatures to the President and Election Commission. It is not only a party effort but a public struggle to protect the right to vote, with participation from across the political spectrum.
When asked if the Election Commission was revising electoral rolls to cover up fraud, Shivakumar noted, “After we exposed irregularities, the Commission started revising. That prompted the State Election Commission to use its own voter list for local elections so fraud can be uncovered.”
He reaffirmed the party’s focus on data transparency, not revealing individual voters. “We want records of how many people entered polling booths and when. For example, in Maharashtra, there were huge surges in the final hour. We need that evidence.”
The campaign continues to push for clearer, tamper‑proof voter lists and has sparked broader calls for greater electoral oversight across India.
Source: ianslive
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