BJP state general secretary Amar Kumar Bauri accuses Congress of sheltering intruders

Synopsis: BJP state general secretary Amar Kumar Bauri accused Congress of sheltering intruders, saying that Congress is spreading confusion among the public regarding SIR under the guise of choupals. SIR was conducted 10 times during the Congress rule and twice during the BJP tenure.

Category: Politics

Deadline: 12 NOV, RANCHI

12 November, Ranchi: BJP state general secretary Amar Kumar Bauri reacted sharply to the choupals being organised by Congress regarding SIR, saying that Congress should stop spreading confusion among the public under the name of choupals. He said that Congress is playing politics to keep intruders in the electoral roll through choupals.

Mr. Bauri said that if the name of any eligible Indian voter has been missed from the electoral roll, Congress should register its objection before the Election Commission with facts and evidence. A constitutional provision exists for this. Merely holding choupals to stage political drama and mislead the public has been Congress's old political style. In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest, but spreading baseless confusion regarding constitutional processes is not right.

He said that SIR is not a new process. This process was adopted 10 times during the Congress rule and twice during the BJP tenure. It is a completely constitutional process, the purpose of which is to make the electoral roll pure, transparent and updated. In such a situation, Congress raising questions about this process today exposes its double politics.

Mr. Bauri said that on one hand, Congress talks about respecting the constitution and the law, while on the other, it is raising questions about the process of a constitutional body like the Election Commission. If Congress sees any kind of irregularity, it should present evidence. There should be no attempt to obstruct the constitutional process with mere political propaganda.

He said that the country is changing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the country is continuously moving forward. India's democratic system and global prestige are strengthening. But Congress does everything that weakens the country. Instead of misleading the public, Congress should clarify whether it stands with the rights of genuine voters or is playing politics to keep intruders in the electoral roll.