The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC), led by its president S Supongmeren Jamir, participated in the Vote Chor Maha Rally organised at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, on Sunday, joining Congress leaders and INDIA Alliance members in raising concerns over alleged electoral irregularities, vote theft and the credibility and independence of the country’s electoral institutions.

The Nagaland Congress delegation marched alongside Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, from Connaught Place to Ramlila Maidan via Minto Road, joining thousands of Congress workers and supporters from across the country.

The delegation included Rajesh Kumar Sethi Jain, National Coordinator, AICC Minority Department and in-charge of Manipur; Imli Jamir; T Thomas Konyak, National Coordinator, AICC and in-charge of Tripura; Herole Y Sangtam, president of the Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress; and Javed Sarwar, chairman of the NPCC Minority Department, along with other party leaders and workers.

During the march, the Nagaland Congress contingent raised slogans including “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod!”, “Gyanesh Tumko Jaana Hoga!”, “Modi Tumko Jaana Hoga!” and “Rahul Tumko Aana Hoga!”, reflecting the party workers’ demand for electoral accountability and protection of the people’s mandate.

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Addressing the gathering at Ramlila Maidan, Rahul Gandhi, along with senior Congress and INDIA Alliance leaders, called for safeguarding the integrity of elections, the constitutional rights of citizens and the principle that the authority to elect a government rests with the people of India.

The NPCC said its participation reflected the Nagaland Congress’s solidarity with the wider national movement to protect the Constitution, democratic institutions and citizens’ right to vote.

Describing the rally as more than a political protest, the party said it represented a collective demand for democracy, accountability and the future of the country. It added that the gathering conveyed the message that democratic institutions must be protected, the Constitution upheld and every vote respected.