'SIR turned into weapon': Rahul attacks BJP, says EC key accomplice in 'vote-chori' conspiracy

NEW DELHI: Leader of absorption successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday launched a crisp onslaught connected the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been "turned into a limb to dismantle the law right" to vote.Gandhi said the workout undermines the rule of "one person, 1 vote" and allows the BJP, alternatively than voters, to determine who remains successful power."Wherever there’s SIR, there’s ballot theft. What is being done successful Gujarat successful the sanction of SIR is not immoderate benignant of administrative process, it is simply a well-planned, organised, and strategical ballot chori," helium said successful a station successful Hindi connected X.Calling the relation of the canvass assemblage into question, Gandhi added, "SIR has been turned into a limb to dismantle the law close to ‘one person, 1 vote’—so that it’s not the people, but the BJP, who determine who stays successful power.”"And the gravest information is that the Election Commission is nary longer democracy’s guardian; it’s go the main accomplice successful this vote-theft conspiracy," helium alleged.The Congress person claimed that votes were "selectively removed from circumstantial communities and booths" that enactment the Congress. "Wherever the BJP sees a imaginable defeat, voters are simply made to vanish from the system," helium said.Gandhi alleged that a akin signifier had been seen earlier.

"This aforesaid signifier was seen successful Aland. The aforesaid happening happened successful Rajura. And present the aforesaid blueprint is being implemented successful Gujarat, Rajasthan, and each authorities wherever SIR has been imposed," helium said.His remarks came aft the Gujarat Congress alleged large-scale manipulation during the SIR process successful the state. In a societal media post, the enactment claimed that portion lone a tiny fig of objections were filed initially, "millions of objections (Form 7) were abruptly submitted" aft January 15, up of the January 18 deadline.The Gujarat Congress further alleged that erstwhile the main absorption enactment sought details of the objections from the Election Commission, it received nary response. "This is due to the fact that the Election Commission has mortgaged some its work and accountability to the ruling party," the authorities portion claimed.