Rahul Gandhi Claims Amit Shah Appeared “Nervous” During Lok Sabha Debate on Election Reforms

New Delhi, Dec 2025 : A day after a fiery debate on election reforms in the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah appeared “nervous,” “used wrong language,” and that “his hands were trembling” during the heated exchanges.

The confrontation unfolded during Wednesday’s discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a debate that saw frequent interruptions and sharp accusations from both the Treasury and Opposition benches. During the session, Rahul Gandhi challenged Amit Shah to an open debate on electoral reforms, prompting a stern response from the Home Minister, who asserted, “I will decide the order of my speech.”

Tensions rose further when Shah rebutted Opposition allegations of “vote chori” and referred to Rahul Gandhi’s claims about “multiple voters registered at one house in Haryana.” As Shah continued his counterattack, Rahul Gandhi stood up and interrupted the minister’s remarks, adding to the charged atmosphere in the House.

Speaking to the media outside Parliament on Thursday, Rahul Gandhi intensified his criticism. “Amit Shah was very nervous yesterday. He used the wrong language, and his hands were trembling,” he claimed. According to him, the Home Minister was under “tremendous mental pressure” during the debate.

“What I asked him, he did not answer directly. There was no proof provided. I challenged him to come to the ground and discuss my press conferences inside Parliament. There has been no response. You know the reality,” he added, reiterating his accusation that the government is avoiding accountability on electoral reforms.

Inside the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Amit Shah launched a strong counteroffensive, accusing the Congress of spreading “baseless allegations” of vote theft. He argued that electoral irregularities have historical precedence, dating back to the tenures of former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

Shah also issued a sharp political warning to parties opposing the Simultaneous Elections Bill (SIR), saying they risk being “wiped out” from states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. He further asserted that if the Trinamool Congress continued to oppose the legislation, a BJP victory in West Bengal was “certain.”

Defending the SIR exercise, the Home Minister accused the Opposition of “spreading falsehoods” and questioned whether democracy could remain secure if, as he put it, the prime minister and chief ministers were influenced by “ghuspathiye.”

He argued that by attacking the SIR proposal, the Opposition believed it was damaging the government’s reputation, but was instead undermining the image of India’s democratic institutions.

Highlighting what he termed a dangerous new pattern, Shah said the Opposition now routinely blames the Election Commission and electoral rolls whenever it loses elections — a trend he warned was harmful to the nation’s democratic fabric. He pointed out that the BJP too has faced electoral defeats but has never questioned the credibility of the Election Commission.

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