Rahul Gandhi accuses NDA of using voter list revision to steal votes in Bihar
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Araria: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP-led NDA government of attempting to “steal votes” in Bihar through the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
Speaking at a rally in Araria during the ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, Gandhi alleged that the central government was targeting the poor and youth, both by “shutting all opportunities of employment” and by manipulating the electoral process.
“The Narendra Modi government… after privatizing public sector units… now wants to steal votes of the poor through the SIR with the help of the Election Commission,” he said.
Gandhi asserted that the INDIA bloc would not allow such an attempt to succeed. “The INDIA bloc will not allow this to happen in Bihar. The Constitution guarantees equal rights to every citizen of the country… the SIR is anti-constitutional. People of Bihar will give a befitting reply to the BJP and its allies in the assembly polls,” he added.
The ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, launched on August 17 from Sasaram, is a 1,300-km march that will cover over 20 districts in 16 days. It is scheduled to conclude with a rally in Patna on September 1.