Amit Shah Challenges Rahul Gandhi To Write To PM Modi For Debate On SIR

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday challenged Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. He said the government was ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue.

Addressing the BJP’s ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ rally in Karnal, Haryana, Shah responded to Rahul Gandhi’s demand for a debate with the Prime Minister.

“I want to challenge Rahul ji directly. You challenge PM Narendra Modi to a discussion? If you want a discussion, simply write a letter to PM Modi. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the SIR exercise,” Shah said.

Shah accused Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc of using allegations of ‘vote chori’ and irregularities in SIR to explain their electoral defeats. He pointed out that the revision exercise began only in 2025, while the Congress had continued to lose elections since the BJP came to power in 2014.

The Home Minister further accused Congress of disrupting parliamentary proceedings and creating unrest on the streets instead of debating important national issues. He urged the Opposition to abandon what he called its ‘anarchist mindset’ and participate in constructive discussions.

Shah described the Karnal gathering as the final rally in the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ campaign, organised in response to Congress’s ‘Vote Chori’ march. He further criticised the INDIA bloc’s Ramlila Maidan rally in Delhi, claiming its half-empty venue reflected declining public support.

Highlighting Congress’s electoral decline, Shah said the party had 1,200 MLAs in 2007 when Rahul Gandhi became general secretary.

The number fell to 900 during his tenure as Vice-President and further declined to 700 when he became party president.