Union Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday alleged that the Congress is opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists as it attempts to “normalise, recognise, and legitimise” outsiders on whose support the party enjoyed power for a long time.
Addressing the 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' padyatra held in the Madhya Pradesh capital, the senior BJP leader also accused the Congress of trying to weaken constitutional institutions like the Election Commission.
He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in favour of identifying outsiders, removing their names from the voter list, and deporting them.
“BJP's Amit Shah favours 'detect, delete and deport'. And what does Congress say? What does INDIA bloc say? They say 'normalise, recognise and formalise'. These people who have come from outside, normalise them.
Make Aadhaar cards for them, make ration cards for them, settle them down. “They are your voters; recognise them and formalise them, make them part of Indian politics. Tell me, should we detect them or not? Should we deport them or not?” Nadda said, urging the people to “delete” the Congress and the INDIA bloc.
He accused the Congress of trying to undermine the Election Commission, an institution that serves a nation which is often called the mother of democracy, “where democratic values run through the veins of its people, and which has earned recognition through years of dedicated efforts”.
The opposition party is doing so without any noble intent. Rather, it stems from its failure to garner public support, Nadda said, adding that the Congress doesn't know how to win people's hearts and always blames the Election Commission.