'How is BJP democratically elected?' Congress calls it 'stolen election' after 27 lakh voters deleted
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal (ANI image) K C Venugopal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 27 lakh voters 'Agencies being weaponised against opposition' Questions BJP-RSS over
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal (ANI image) K C Venugopal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 27 lakh voters 'Agencies being weaponised against opposition' Questions BJP-RSS over Ram Temple donations Ayodhya Ram Temple KOLKATA: Congress General Secretary (Organisation)on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over theof electoral rolls, alleging that the exercise has resulted in the deletion of overand undermined the democratic process.Addressing a press conference, Venugopal claimed the electoral exercise had stripped millions of their voting rights."How can you call this government a democratically elected government?
More than 27 lakh voters have been deleted from the voters' list. This is a stolen election, not a democratic mandate," he said.Venugopal also alleged that central investigative agencies are selectively used against opposition leaders."We have seen that whenever corrupt people join the BJP, the charges against them disappear. This is the same tactic. That is why I have said agencies like the CBI, ED and the Income Tax Department are being weaponised to target Opposition parties," he said.He further alleged that authoritarian politics ultimately fails, adding that India was "waiting for that moment.""Wherever democracy is in danger, Congress will stand there to protect it.The BJP is trying to hijack the country's constitutional institutions.
We will unite to protect them and uphold the Constitution," he said further.Venugopal also questioned the BJP's silence over allegations of misuse of donations received by the"For years, the BJP-RSS politics revolved around polarisation and the Ram Mandir.
But today, when allegations regarding misuse of temple donations have surfaced, why are they silent? If they claim to speak for Hinduism, they must answer these questions. The BJP should come clean on the Ayodhya temple trust," he said.
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