BJP's Amit Shah Claims 3 Crore Votes Dropped in SIR as Infiltrators
· India · The Hindu, Indian Express, News18
Union Home Minister Amit Shah told a Hyderabad rally that three crore votes were eliminated in the Systematic Identification Register (SIR) because they never existed, calling them Bangladeshi infiltrators. He accused the INDIA bloc of trying to protect these ‘infiltrators’ and challenged Rahul Gandhi to a special Parliament session on SIR, infiltrators, and EVMs. Shah also said Congress’s claim that 13 crore people lost votes was a lie, asserting that many were shifters, deceased, or duplicate entries. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will remove every infiltrator from electoral rolls, he declared. Hyderabad hosted the Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy campaign, which drew his remarks.
Why it matters
Amit Shah’s claim directly impacts the election narrative by alleging mass fraud in voter rolls, which could affect voter confidence ahead of upcoming polls and intensify partisan attacks over electoral integrity.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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