Bengaluru, Oct. 6 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday mounted a strong defence of Rahul Gandhi's campaign against alleged "vote theft", saying neither arrest nor pressure could silence the Congress leader as the Opposition intensified its attack on the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Speaking to reporters here, Shivakumar said Rahul Gandhi was fighting for the people and the electorate and would not be deterred by attempts to stop his campaign.
"Let them stop him. Let them arrest him. Rahul Gandhi will not care because he is fighting for the cause of the people and the electorate of this country," he said.
Shivakumar said the Congress was gathering documentary evidence of...