'Please take Gyanesh Kumar to America': Cong scoffs at Trump's praise for Indian election system

Key points

• Reacting to Trump's remarks, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "Dear Donald Trump, Please take Gyanesh Kumar…
• The Congress on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's praise for India's election system, saying, "Please take Gyanesh Kumar to…
• "Earlier this month, India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration – How can you have Elections in the…
• Making a strong case for stricter electoral laws in the US, Trump praised the Indian election system and recalled Chief…

The Congress on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s praise for India’s election system, saying, “Please take Gyanesh Kumar to America and keep him there.”

Making a strong case for stricter electoral laws in the US, Trump praised the Indian election system and recalled Chief Election Commissioner Kumar questioning lack of voter identification in American polls.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said over 646 million residents participated in the recent general elections in India, and yet less than one per cent voted through postal ballots.

Reacting to Trump’s remarks, Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, “Dear Donald Trump, Please take Gyanesh Kumar Gupta to America. And keep him there. We will send our EVMs too by the next available flight.”

What happened

“For all the insults and bullying you’ve sent our way, this is the least we can do for you. To SIR With Love, from India,” Khera wrote on X.

In his remarks on social media, Trump said India’s chief election commissioner had spoken with office-holders from his administration earlier this month, and asked how US elections can be held without a valid photo identification card.

The US president made these remarks to drum up backing for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act which would require Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, impose a nationwide voter identification requirement and severely limit voting by mail.

“Earlier this month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration – How can you have Elections in the US without a valid Photo ID,” Trump wrote.

The details

“India’s last Election had 646,000,000 Voters! Less than one per cent voted by mail, and every single Voter had to have a VALID Photo Identity Document.”

“We need to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, now,” he asserted.

Trump has been insisting on passing the SAVE America Act, claiming the move would curb electoral fraud.

(With inputs from PTI)