New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI):Reacting to claims made by Rahul Gandhi about the NDA government sending late Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to 'threaten' him for trying to fight against the farm laws, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa demanded his resignation from the post of leader of the Opposition of Lok Sabha, saying that the Congress functionary has no respect for the constitutional position.

Sirsa said, 'This clearly shows that Rahul Gandhi is not fit to hold such a significant constitutional position as the Leader of Opposition...By saying that, we have evidence against the Election Commission; Rahul Gandhi has no respect for constitutional institutions. Rahul Gandhi should resign from the post of Leader of the Opposition...'

Gandhi had on Saturday claimed that the NDA government had sent the late Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to 'threaten' him for trying to fight against the farm laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government earlier.

'I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, Arun Jaitley was sent to me to threaten me. He told me, 'If you carry on opposing the government, fighting the farm laws, we will have to act against you. ' I looked at him and said 'I don't think you have an idea who you are talking to,'' Rahul Gandhi said.

The Congress leader said this in his address to the Annual Legal Conclave 2025 where he also launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging its complicity in large-scale voter fraud.

'The truth is that the election system in India is already dead. The Prime Minister of India holds office with a very slim majority. If 15 seats were rigged, we suspect that the number is over 70 to 80, he would not have been the Prime Minister of India. We are going to prove to you in the coming few days how a Lok Sabha election can be rigged and was rigged,' Gandhi said.

The Congress leader went on to credit lawyers, among others, for obtaining freedom from British rule, saying that the freedom movement was fought legally in actuality. However, he alleged that the constitutional architecture built by lawyers was being 'destroyed'. (ANI)