Union Home Minister Amit Shah accuses Congress of protecting alleged infiltrators in electoral roll
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Amit Shah said the BJP-led government will convene a special parliamentary session to address claims that the Congress seeks to restore the names of alleged infiltrators removed during the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised the opposition’s stance on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, alleging that the Congress party is trying to restore the names of roughly three crore alleged infiltrators who were removed. Speaking at a rally in Hyderabad after a 26-minute padayatra, Shah said that, in addition to the alleged infiltrators, about 6.5 crore voters had shifted addresses and close to three crore were deceased.
"Rahul holds the Constitution in hand, but doesn't respect the Constitution. Rahul ji, you don't allow Parliament to run. Be it EVMs, SIR, infiltrators, I challenge you from Hyderabad," Shah said.
Shah warned that the BJP-led NDA government is prepared to call a special session of Parliament on the issue and challenged Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to debate the matter in the House. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would "shred Congress into pieces" if such a session were held.
"The Congress wants to win with bogus voting and non-existent dead voters. Rahul Gandhi is raising such a hue and cry precisely to protect these fake votes and those of the infiltrators. No matter how hard Rahul Gandhi or Revanth Reddy may try, we will not allow a single Bangladeshi infiltrator to remain on the electoral rolls," Shah said.
Shah also accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of turning Telangana into an "ATM" for the Delhi leadership of the Congress and claimed the state government had failed to fulfill its election promises. He contrasted this with the central government's record, citing the abrogation of Article 370, construction of the Ram Temple, and measures against triple talaq, terrorism and naxalism, and a pledge to make the country drug-free.
The rally featured supporters chanting slogans and songs, including a response to a Congress slogan, and was part of a broader BJP campaign to counter the opposition’s criticism of the SIR process.