"Election Commission is running under influence of BJP": Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), amid the Opposition's continuous protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar.
Speaking to reporters, Karnataka Minister Khandre said, "Nowadays, it is clear that the Election Commission is running under the influence of the BJP. In one of the many cases where there were election violations, no action was taken against the BJP leaders. Real voters are being disenfranchised in Bihar. This shows that they (ruling) want to win the elections through proxy."
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, today warned the Election Commission that the opposition would not let them get away with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar.
"I want to send a message to the Election Commission: If you think you are going to get away with it, if your officers think they are going to get away with it, you are mistaken. You are not going to get away with it, because we are going to come for you," Lok Sabha LoP told reporters outside Parliament.
He accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of indulging in "cheating" during the voter list revision process in a Karnataka constituency.
Gandhi claimed to have "100 per cent" proof of the alleged manipulation, which involves adding and deleting voters, but hasn't presented any evidence yet.
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) MPs, for the fourth consecutive day, protested against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being conducted by the Election Commission (EC) in poll-bound Bihar.
The MPs gathered at Parliament Makar Dwar and called for a stop to the exercise.The opposition parties have repeatedly called for a discussion in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha regarding the revision exercise, moving adjournment motions every day since the start of the monsoon session and alleging that manipulation of voter rolls is taking place under the guise of the SIR.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji, Deputy Opposition leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJ) MP Manoj Jha, among multiple other leaders attended the protest.
Carrying a banner which read "SIR-Attack on Democracy," the MPs stood at Makar Dwar, demanding that the voter list revision be halted.
Meanwhile, in Bihar, Opposition leaders held a protest on Thursday in front of the Bihar Assembly over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the state elections, scheduled for later this year.
The Bihar elections are expected to be held later this year, in October or November; however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date. (ANI)