Sambit Patra condemned the Congress and INDIA bloc’s symbolic public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar as a 'mock parliament', accusing them of politicising the democratic process. He rebutted 'vote theft' allegations, invoking a historical claim about Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, defended the SIR electoral-roll revision, and explained the ASDD verification categories and pending additions to voter lists.
