BJP MP Sambit Patra on Saturday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls exposed bizarre voter records. He cited cases where a father was only five years older than his son. Patra asked, "How is that biologically possible?" He claimed many people suspected of being illegal immigrants ignored notices.

As the INDIA bloc targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote theft, the BJP has hit back with claims of glaring irregularities in voter records. Sambit Patra cited bizarre discrepancies in voter records, including a father-son age gap of just five years to defend the SIR.

BJP MP Sambit Patra on Saturday claimed that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had exposed bizarre discrepancies in voter records, including cases where a father was only five years older than his son and a couple had allegedly had 12 children in six years of marriage. He alleged that people suspected of being illegal immigrants were refusing to respond to notices seeking clarification.

Patra made the remarks during a press conference in Delhi, where he launched a fresh attack on the Congress over the INDIA bloc's symbolic public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The BJP leader questioned the opposition's allegations of vote theft and defended the SIR exercise, accusing the Congress and other opposition parties of opposing electoral roll revision despite similar exercises having been conducted during previous Congress governments.

'FATHER ONLY 5 YEARS OLDER THAN SON'

Explaining the discrepancies allegedly found during the mapping of voter records, Patra cited cases in which family details did not appear to add up. "In one case, the father is only five years older than the son. How is that biologically possible?" he asked.

He also cited an alleged case in which a couple had been married for six years but had 12 children listed in their records.

Patra said notices had been sent to the individuals concerned, asking them to explain the discrepancies, but claimed they had not responded. "Many people are not responding to notices. These are infiltrators. Tell me, should infiltrators be voters in our country?" he said.

The BJP MP alleged that some people had obtained ration cards, Aadhaar cards and other documents despite being illegal immigrants, and that the discrepancies were now emerging during the SIR mapping process.