How many ‘ghuspaithiye’ were detected, deleted, deported after SIR: Congress to Amit Shah
The Congress party has challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide specific data on the detection and deportation of infiltrators following the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This follows Shah's criticism of opposition protests regarding the electoral process.
Why it matters
The exchange highlights the intense political polarization in India regarding electoral integrity, citizenship, and the use of administrative processes for political messaging.
The Congress on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) hit back with three questions to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his criticism of the Opposition's 'vote chori' protests, asking how many "ghuspaithiye" (infiltrators) have been detected, deleted and deported following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In a post on X , Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the "ghuspaithiya" argument was invoked to divert attention from the real issue of people being stripped of their right to vote.
"The reality is that the architects of the 'Shah Instigated Removal' (SIR) exercise are repeatedly trying to divert attention from the real issue by invoking the infiltrator argument. Whereas the truth is that the desperate duo of PM-HM has stripped nearly 14 crore Indians of their constitutional right to vote," the post in Hindi said.
He further posed three questions to Mr. Shah
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