Rahul Gandhi peddling lies on SIR to cover Congress poll defeats: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading misinformation about electoral roll revisions to mask his party's electoral failures. Shah defended the Election Commission's process and alleged that the opposition is protecting illegal immigrants for vote-bank politics.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights deep political polarization in India regarding electoral integrity and the role of constitutional institutions.
NEW DELHI: Going on the offensive amid opposition's stir against special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union home minister Amit Shah Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of fabricating lies about the exercise to hide his failure resulting in a string of Congress defeats, and to protect "infiltrators" who have been registered as voters."You and not SIR is responsible for Congress's defeats. Since you emerged as the main leader of Congress and then became its president and the leader of opposition, Congress has continuously lost elections.
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