Congress workers raise derogatory slogans against PM Modi during 'vote chori' protest in Delhi

Amid tight security arrangements at Delhis Ramlila Maidan on Sunday Congress workers and leaders gathered for a protest rally against alleged vote chori accusing the Centre and the Election Commission of India ECI of colluding to manipulate elections The demonstration however also triggered controversy as several participants were heard raising objectionable slogans against Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe protest rally was organised to hold the central government and the ECI accountable for what the party described as collusion to manipulate electionsAs slogans echoed across the venue some workers were heard chanting Modi teri kabra khudegi aaj nahi to kal khudegi Modi your grave will be dug if not today then tomorrow along with Vote chor gaddi chhord targeting the Prime MinisterA Congress worker from Rajasthan Manjulata Meena speaking to IANS said We are with our leader Rahul Gandhi who is fighting against the vote chori being committed by the BJP in collusion with the ECI People have arrived in large numbers here We will do our best to fight against the vote choriWhen asked about the derogatory slogans raised against the Prime Minister she reiterated the chant and told IANS Everyone is fed up with this Hitler government This public will strengthen its voice and it will become the last nail in his coffin The EVM hacking and vote chori will not be tolerated now You can see what happened in Sri Lanka and Nepal the public is not naive it knows everything and it will surely work to put the last nail in his coffinAnother Congress worker Sonia Begum justified the controversial remarks while speaking to IANS saying We are with Rahul Gandhi in this fight Evil comes to an end That is why we are raising slogans Modi teri kabra khudegi We want changeThroughout the protest rally party workers continued to raise similar objectionable slogans while holding placards and bannersThe public is not being treated right We are with our leadership to fight for peoples rights Modi teri kabra jarur khudegi The public will not tolerate these wrongdoings like vote chori now Sunita another Congress worker told IANSMeanwhile the Congress high command including party National President Mallikarjun Kharge Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders such as KC Venugopal Jairam Ramesh and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are also scheduled to participate in the protestAdditionally Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar along with all Congress legislators from the state and over 1000 party workers were expected to attend the protest in the national capitalKC Venugopal speaking to IANS about the rally said This protest is not against the BJP but against vote theft Lakhs of people are participating in the rally to protect democracy Congress will continue to work to defend democratic values People are clear in their minds that vote theft has occurredCongress MP Pramod Tiwari also spoke to IANS saying Since yesterday evening the streets hotels and lanes of Delhi have been filled with people The enthusiasm with which people have gathered shows they have come on a mission to protect democracy and uphold the Constitution While the BJP sided with the British during the freedom struggle Congress endured imprisonment faced the gallows and suffered atrocities to secure Indias independence We will continue this fightThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever