Congress Conspiring to Create Bangladesh-Like Puppet government in India: Union Minister in Surat

Surat: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the opposition party of relying on infiltrators and bogus voters to win elections.

Addressing a press conference in Surat, Rai said the Congress had suffered 56 defeats in Assembly elections since 2014 but had failed to introspect or reform itself. Instead, he alleged, the party was attempting to exploit illegal infiltrators and fake voters to regain political power. He further accused the Congress of conspiring to install a “Bangladesh-like puppet government” in India.

Emphasising the issue of illegal immigration, Rai said India’s youth had the rightful claim to employment opportunities and national resources. He asserted that neither the BJP nor the country would tolerate foreign infiltrators residing illegally in India and depriving citizens of their rightful opportunities.

Defending the SIR exercise, Rai claimed that approximately 13 crore entries had been removed from electoral rolls across the country following due legal procedures. These included 6.3 crore migrant voters, three crore absent voters, 2.8 crore deceased persons and one crore duplicate entries, besides alleged foreign infiltrators.