DARBHANGA/MUZAFFARPUR, Aug. 28 -- On Day 11 of the Voter Adhikar Yatra, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sharpened attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led government in the Centre by saying that the strongman image of the PM need to be dismantled as he acquiesced to US President Donald Trump and agreed to ceasefire with Pakistan under pressure. He added that he would bring forth more evidence of "vote theft" orchestrated by the BJP 2014 onwards as he did recently when he "exposed" vote list "anomalies" in Karnataka's Mahadevapura assembly segment. Speaking in Muzaffarpur, he charged the Election Commission of India (ECI) of colluding with the BJP in suppressing the rights of voters in a systematic way. Throughout the day, starting from Darbhanga and moving through Muzaffarpur towards Sitamarhi, the Opposition rally drew massive crowds, with Rahul at the forefront, flanked by allies like Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and CPI-ML's Dipankar Bhattacharya. The yatra, protesting the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, highlighted deletions of 65 lakh names - many from Dalits, OBCs, EBCs and minorities - labelled as "dead," "shifted" or "absent." Amid chants of "vote chor, gaddi chhod" (vote thief, leave the throne), the event underscored a united INDIA bloc's resolve to expose what they call the "biggest vote theft" in India. The day's highlight was a vibrant roadshow in Darbhanga, where Rahul Gandhi rode a Royal Enfield motorcycle with Priyanka as pillion, Tejashwi following on another bike. The cavalcade wound through Gangwara, Chunbhatti, Kathalwari, Bagh Mor, Kadirabad and Shivdhara before hitting NH-27, greeted by fireworks, flags and enthusiastic supporters. From Mabbi to Shobhan, crowds lined the roads, waving placards and cheering the leaders, who waved back from open vehicles. This spectacle, which set social media abuzz, symbolized the opposition's grassroots momentum, with the yatra now three days from completion. At a public meeting earlier at Gaighat in Muzaffarpur, Rahul sought to dismantle PM Narendra Modi's image as a global strongman. Citing US President Donald Trump's recent claim, Gandhi alleged Modi halted military actions against Pakistan in May within five hours of Trump's 24-hour ultimatum despite the Indian government's denial of US mediation and insistence on direct Indo-Pak talks. "Trump said that he called Modi and told him to stop the fight, and Modi obeyed promptly," Gandhi charged, using it to portray PM Modi as "subservient to the US". Gandhi also lambasted the media for bias, claiming that it ignores such revelations to favour PM Modi and his "friendly business tycoons" like Ambani and Adani, while sidelining the Opposition voices like his, Stalin's, or Tejashwi's. He vowed to present more evidence of vote theft that had benefitted the BJP, tracing it back to the "Gujarat model" under Modi's chief ministership. "The BJP, Modi, and Shah win polls by stealing votes with the ECI's help," he alleged, pointing to deletions targeting the poor and marginalised. Holding up the Constitution, he called it a "sacred book" under attack, accusing the ECI of violating "one person, one vote" by sparing the rich while erasing votes of vulnerable groups. Responding to Union home minister Amit Shah's boast of BJP ruling for 40 years, Gandhi quipped, "How does Shah know the future? Vote chori." He shared an anecdote of six-year-old children chanting "Narendra Modi vote chor" en route, signalling widespread awareness in people about "vote theft". Gandhi cited investigations revealing fraud, like one lakh fake voters in Karnataka's Mahadevapura - duplicates and overcrowded addresses - claiming similar manipulations stole 70-80 seats nationwide, including in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Lok Sabha polls. He pointed out and criticised a 2023 law shielding the EC from scrutiny and accused the BJP of destroying evidence within 45 days, aiming to strip the poor of rights like rations and land. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, addressing the rally in Tamil (translated to Hindi), slammed the BJP for turning the ECI into a "puppet run by remote control." He warned that fair elections would doom the NDA in Bihar's upcoming assembly polls and decried voter list purges as unjust. "We've united to protect democracy," Stalin said, hailing Rahul-Tejashwi's bond as "brotherly" and victory-bound. On social media, he declared Bihar the "epicentre of India's democratic battle," vowing to bury BJP's arrogance where the INDIA bloc was born. Likewise, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who participated in Wednesday's march, asserted that she had joined to protest the BJP's "institutional capture" and the ECI's alleged role in the country's "biggest vote theft." Emphasizing that "a government born out of questionable voting is not the people's government," she echoed this sentiment on X. Adding to the digital offensive, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to X to intensify the attack on the Modi government, sharing a video clip of Rahul Gandhi's rally speech. In the post, she highlighted thousands in Bihar complaining of wrongful voter deletions, with living people marked as "dead" in voter lists. Quoting Rahul, she accused the ECI of cutting votes of Dalits, OBCs, EBCs, and minorities - not the rich - because "the BJP doesn't want your voice heard or your children to get their rights." The video, showing Rahul gesturing emphatically while holding the Constitution, amplified the yatra's core message of electoral manipulation. CPI-ML leader Dipankar Bhattacharya noted the yatra's pressure had forced the ECI to reconsider, reducing intended 20% deletions and urged adding back names: "Every vote is crucial to strike a blow against this government." Gandhi promised Congress initiatives like scrapping the 50% reservation cap and a caste census for equity, criticising corporate and media exclusion of marginalised groups. Thanking allies like Tejashwi, Supriya Sule and Purnea MP Pappu Yadav, he framed the yatra as the people's movement: "This is yours, not ours. You have the strength to change India." As the march proceeds, it amplifies calls for transparent polls, with leaders vowing to safeguard Bihar's voice amid escalating political tensions....