Rae Bareli, Sept. 10 -- On the first day of his two-day visit to his constituency Rae Bareli, Congress MP and leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi doubled down on the Opposition slogan "Vote chor, gaddi chhod" (vote thieves, vacate the seat), claiming it has been "proven across the country."He said he would continue to raise his voice against "theft of votes" in more dramatic ways.

Landing at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Gandhi was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and senior party leaders.

He then proceeded to Rae Bareli by road. While speaking to media, he accused the BJP of vote rigging, alleging that in states like Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, the party had manipulated the electoral sys...