BJP Telangana president N. Ramchandra Rao on Tuesday accused the AIMIM of winning elections using fake votes. He said the AIMIM was now "squirming in fear" as voter list purification started. Rao also claimed Congress leaders themselves alleged massive irregularities in voter lists in the Old City back in 2018.
Rao pointed out that Congress leaders themselves had alleged massive irregularities in voter lists in the Old City and other parts in 2018.
HYDERABAD: BJP Telangana president N. Ramchandra Rao on Tuesday accused the AIMIM of winning elections in the Old City for years on the basis of fake and bogus votes, with the BRS and the Congress colluding with the party for political benefit. He said the AIMIM was now "squirming in fear" as the voter list purification was reportedly shaking its foundations.
"Submitting Form-7 is not a crime. Merely submitting an application does not result in immediate deletion of votes," he said, explaining that election officials must issue notice, conduct ground-level inquiry, and hold physical hearings before any decision.
Rao pointed out that Congress leaders themselves had alleged massive irregularities in voter lists in the Old City and other parts in 2018. He said on September 17, 2018, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi had alleged 70 lakh discrepancies in Telangana's voter list, while Rahul Gandhi had demanded removal of fake votes claiming up to one lakh bogus voters in every Assembly segment.
Refuting Congress leader Pawan Khera's claim that 13.3 crore votes were deleted nationwide, Rao clarified that 71 per cent of them, or 9.5 crore, were absent or shifted, 20 per cent (2.7 crore) were dead, and 7.6 per cent (nearly 1 crore) were duplicate entries.
Rao accused Congress of creating anarchy in the country with a "blind obsession" to make Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister, calling upon Telangana people to repulse the "poisonous propaganda" of Congress and Majlis parties.