'Congress will now say Rajiv Gandhi discovered Wi-Fi': BJP mocks Ashok Gehlot over claims on former PM’s AI ambition

Ashok Gehlot recently criticised the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it a politically motivated move.

After senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that artificial intelligence was former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's dream, the BJP took a jibe at the former chief minister of Rajasthan.

"Of course! Next they’ll say he invented the iPhone, discovered Wi-Fi, and whispered ChatGPT into existence. For the Bhakti of Gandhi Vadra Family, Congress can go to any extent," said national spokesperson of BJP, Pradeep Bhandari  on X.

Gehlot recently  criticised the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it a politically motivated move.

Citing the Supreme Court's observation that even the judiciary does not have the authority being exercised by the EC, Gehlot said, "What bigger taunt can there be? Everyone knows about the way the BJP run the governance with Nitish Kumar on the front... The environment of Bihar is in favour of the INDIA alliance. When I went to Patna, I saw there might be a change," Gehlot said.

"Artificial Intelligence was Rajiv Gandhi’s dream,” claims Ashok Gehlot.

Of course! Next they’ll say he invented the iPhone, discovered Wi-Fi, and whispered ChatGPT into existence.😅 For Bhakti of Gandhi Vadra Family, Congress can go to any extent! pic.twitter.com/6OMSRfNaiW — Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) July 16, 2025

He questioned the feasibility of the ECI's SIR exercise just months ahead of elections.

"Election Commission is conducting SIR a month before the elections, while it is impossible to survey two crore people..." he said. "A Supreme Court judge said this authority is not with me, what bigger taunt can there be?" he added.

On ticket distribution for the Bihar elections, he said, "Everything will happen smoothly..."

Gehlot also referred to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's article that questioned the Election Commission's functioning during the Maharashtra elections. "The election commissions began the survey a month ago, and they are trying to cut the names of people who have been voting for 10 years. If the intention was to add new names, people might have accepted it, but this is unacceptable," he said.

Commenting on the state of democratic institutions, he added, "If democracy is to be strengthened, then the CBI, ED... should also be strengthened. These are the premium agencies, but were misused by the government. The environment in the country is not good anymore. People do not trust each other these days."

Last week, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being undertaken in Bihar.