If EVMs Are Hacked, Why Delete Voters? Opposition’s Logic Fails
Rahul Gandhi’s latest salvo against the Election Commission is yet another act in his never-ending circus of allegations. This time, he claims that voters are being deliberately deleted from electoral rolls to benefit the ruling party. The irony, however, writes itself. For years, the opposition has screamed that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are hacked and manipulated. But if that were really true, why bother removing voters in the first place? If machines can be programmed to deliver a pre-decided outcome, then the voter list is irrelevant. The contradiction is glaring, and it only exposes the intellectual bankruptcy behind these claims.
The opposition’s habit of juggling two contradictory narratives is not new. One day it’s EVMs, the next day it’s voters missing from rolls. Both theories cannot coexist, but that hasn’t stopped Rahul Gandhi and his allies from running with both. It is less about logic and more about creating noise. In politics, perception often matters more than proof, and the opposition hopes that sowing doubt in people’s minds will help them cover up for their own lack of connect with the electorate.
Rahul Gandhi’s track record speaks for itself. From Rafale to Pegasus to Adani, he has mastered the art of allegation without evidence. Each new claim is rolled out with fanfare, only to fizzle out when facts fail to back him up. The voter-roll drama is just the latest addition to this long list of unsubstantiated charges. Instead of building a coherent argument or offering a vision, he seems content playing the role of a full-time conspiracy theorist.
The deeper problem, however, is that these tactics are aimed not just at the ruling party but at the very institutions that anchor Indian democracy. By targeting the Election Commission repeatedly, the opposition seeks to weaken public confidence in the body that oversees our elections. It is a dangerous game, because if people start doubting the integrity of the process, it risks undermining the very legitimacy of democracy itself. The opposition seems happy to risk long-term damage to India’s institutions for the sake of short-term political posturing.
The irony is that voters themselves are not buying it. Election after election, turnout remains strong. People continue to trust the system enough to stand in line and cast their votes. The electorate, unlike the politicians who claim to speak for them, has shown faith in the process. Ordinary Indians are evidently more grounded in reality than those who shout about invisible conspiracies from podiums.
At some point, Rahul Gandhi risks becoming the boy who cried wolf. When every issue is painted as a conspiracy, none of his claims will carry weight. The danger for him is that when genuine electoral reforms are needed—whether it is transparency in funding or preventing the misuse of freebies—his voice will no longer matter. His credibility will be spent on baseless allegations like this one.
In the end, the contradiction remains. If EVMs are hacked, deleting voters makes no sense. If voters are deleted, then the EVM hacking narrative collapses. By pushing both lines at once, Rahul Gandhi only exposes how unserious and desperate the opposition has become. Perhaps the next step will be to accuse the government of hacking EVMs and deleting voters simultaneously—because why settle for one conspiracy when you can juggle two? That, after all, seems to be the only consistent election strategy Rahul Gandhi has left.
