Congress tells Trump to take CEC Gyanesh Kumar to US

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday mocked US President Donald Trump for invoking India's election system, sarcastically offering to send Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and electronic voting machines to America. "Dear @realDonaldTrump, please take Gyanesh Kumar Gupta to America. And keep him there. We will send our EVMs too by the next available flight," Khera posted on X. He concluded, "To SIR, With Love, from India."

Khera's jibe came after Trump renewed his push for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, citing India's voter identification norms. On Truth Social, Trump quoted Kumar as asking how the US could hold elections without a valid photo ID. Trump noted India's last election had 64.6 crore voters, fewer than 1 per cent voting by mail, and every voter needed a valid photo identity document. He called on Congress to pass the SAVE Act.

The Opposition has been targeting Kumar over the special revision of electoral rolls, accusing him of deleting valid voters. Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha have sought his removal for alleged misbehaviour. The SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote, has passed the House but faces strong opposition in the Senate, where Democrats call it dead on arrival.