BJP Deleting Pro-Congress Votes in Telangana and Punjab, Alleges Meenakshi Natarajan
An elite political clash has emerged in Telangana as the Congress party levels severe data-manipulation charges against the ruling central regime. The opposition claims a strategic, coordinated effort is underway to alter voter registries ahead of crucial upcoming electoral contests.
Key Highlights
- AICC leader Meenakshi Natarajan accused the BJP of systematically removing pro-Congress voters from electoral rolls.
- The alleged strategy targets Telangana and Punjab during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process.
- Congress leadership claims this mirrors a previous strategy executed in West Bengal involving 30 lakh omitted votes.
- State booth-level agents have been ordered to closely monitor election officials during door-to-door verification.
Sangareddy: AICC in-charge of Telangana Meenakshi Natarajan accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring to replicate the assembly elections results of West Bengal in Telangana and Punjab by removing the pro Congress votes during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters in these two states.
Addressing the Congress booth level party agents (BLAs) of Andole constituency in Jogipet on Tuesday, Natarajan said that BJP was trying to remove the votes of people who were born and brought up in India.
Utilising the SIR, she said that BJP had won the election in West Bengal by removing 30 lakh votes. Natarajan said that there were instances of booth level officers (BLOs) removing the voters of farmers which they also wanted to replicate here.
The AICC incharge of State called upon the party agents to keep a close watch when the booth level officers visited the houses of voters under their purview. Natarajan further accused the BJP of acting undemocratically in Madhya Pradesh to deny her nomination for Rajya Sabha. She said that the role of booth level party agents would be key to protect the votes of Congress during the SIR.
Health Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha called upon the booth level agents of Congress to educate the voters to keep the documents that would be needed when the booth level officers turn up at their residences.
He also asked the Congress cadres to coordinate with party agents until the entire revision of votes is completed. TPCC President B Mahesh Goud, Party working president T Jagga Reddy and others were present.
Future Outlook
The escalating friction over the Special Intensive Revision indicates that voter list integrity will become a primary legal and political battleground. Ground-level coordination between party agents will intensify as opposition factions seek to fortify their voter bases against administrative deletions.
FAQs
What is the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls?
The Special Intensive Revision is an official administrative window where booth-level officers conduct doorstep verifications to update voter registries, add eligible citizens, and delete invalid or deceased entries.
What are the specific allegations made by Meenakshi Natarajan?
Natarajan alleged that the BJP is utilizing the revision process to undemocratically delete pro-Congress voters, specifically targeting farmers and native-born citizens to alter election outcomes.
How does the Congress party plan to counter these alleged voter deletions?
The leadership has directed booth-level party agents to maintain strict surveillance on state verification officers and instructed citizens to keep valid residency documentation prepared.
