Jitendra Mudliyar targets BJP over voter rights and electoral transparency; says Rahul Gandhi’s fight is not just for Congress but for democracy and citizens’ voting rights
Published on: November 13, 2026
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
Under the ‘Vote Bachao–Desh Bachao’ campaign launched on the directions of the All India Congress Committee and under the guidance of the Pradesh Congress Committee, the City District Congress Committee and North Block Congress Committee organised public outreach meetings in four mandals of Rajnandgaon on Thursday.
The public meetings were held at Mamta Nagar Chowk in Tulsipur Mandal, Shanti Nagar Road in Chikhli Mandal, the school ground in Pendri Mandal and Singdai in Nandai Mandal. Congress workers highlighted issues concerning voter rights, democratic values and transparency in the electoral process.
Jitendra Mudliyar Calls It a Campaign to Protect Democracy
Addressing the gatherings, City District Congress Committee president Jitendra Mudliyar said the ‘Vote Bachao–Desh Bachao’ campaign was not the programme of any single political party but a public movement to protect democracy and citizens’ voting rights.
He said Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was strongly raising the issue at the national level. According to Mudliyar, Gandhi’s role extended beyond questioning the government in Parliament to building nationwide awareness about the accountability of democratic institutions, transparency in the electoral process and protection of voters’ rights.
Congress Raises Concerns Over Voter Lists and Electoral Transparency
Mudliyar said the vote was the greatest strength of citizens in a democracy. He expressed concern that irregularities in voter lists, deletion of eligible voters’ names or questions about the fairness of the electoral process could directly affect the foundations of democracy.
He said Congress was reaching out to people to raise these concerns. Targeting the BJP, he added that those in power should not be afraid of questions in a democracy and that every concern regarding the electoral system should receive a transparent and fact-based response.
He stressed that democracy is strengthened not merely by conducting elections but by maintaining public trust in the electoral process.
Workers Asked to Reach Every Ward and Booth
Mudliyar urged party workers not to restrict the campaign to meetings, slogans and memorandums. Instead, he asked them to reach households across every mandal, ward and polling booth to spread awareness about voting rights.
He called upon workers to help citizens check voter lists, get eligible voters’ names included and file complaints through the prescribed procedure whenever discrepancies are found.
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He said the real test of party workers was not limited to political protests but also involved reaching people and fighting for their rights. He called on every office-bearer and worker to play an active role in the campaign.
Block and Mandal Leaders Appeal for Active Participation
Block Congress Committee president Chetan Bhanushali also spoke about the objectives of the campaign and the organisation’s role in taking it forward.
Mandal presidents Rahul Gajbhiye, Niranjan Paswan, Paras Lahre and Aftab Ahmed appealed to party workers to actively participate and take the campaign to people across the city.
Congress Leaders and Workers Attend
Those present at the public meetings included Mehul Maru, Rupesh Dubey, Ramesh Rathore, Hema Deshmukh, Kulbir Chhabra, Santosh Pille, Rakesh Joshi, Manish Gautam, Vinay Jha, Shekhar Vaishnav, Devesh Vaishnav, Lalit Markam, Laxman Sahu, Amar Jha, Golu Nayak, Surendra Dewangan, Vishu Azmani, Surendra Gajbhiye, Nilesh Thaware, Sonu Sahu, Kundan, Rahul Choubey, Shakur Chauhan, Abhimanyu Mishra, Rajik Solanki, Shubham Sinha, Jugal Tamrakar, Jaiprakash Sahu, Lucky Sahu, Rahul Sahu, Dishu Dewangan, Purnima Nagdev, Payal, Mamta Gajbhiye, Ishaq Khan, Munna Ibrahim, Ajju Rahman and Yadram Bhimte, along with office-bearers of the Block Congress Committee, mandals, cells and departments, senior Congress leaders and party workers.
