Opposition busy doing "Thethrology": Bihar BJP chief Jaiswal on Congress' 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally

Patna (Bihar) [India], December 14 (ANI): Bihar Minister and state BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday criticised the Congress 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally which is to be held at Delhi's Ramleela Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the opposition was refusing to understand the process and was indulging in forced politics.
Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal said, "The opposition does not want to understand, and when someone does not want to understand, then it is 'thethrology'. SIR began before the Bihar elections, and Bihar is the first state where SIR, that is, the purification of the voter list, took place."
He questioned the opposition's criticism of the exercise and said it enjoyed the support of Bihar's people. "So, are more than 7 crore voters in Bihar fools who supported SIR?" he asked.
Jaiswal said Bihar had set an example for the rest of the country.
"The opposition should first come to the land of Bihar. The land of Bihar is the land of knowledge. Bihar has given a message to the entire country that the purification of the voter list is necessary," he said.
Targeting the opposition further, the BJP leader said it lacked serious issues and was only engaging in pressure politics. "Forcing politics, the opposition has no work to do," he said.
He added that people across the country were able to see through such actions. "The people of the country are understanding, and therefore, the people of the country are also rejecting them," Jaiswal said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra also accused the Congress of politicising the issue of alleged vote theft by holding its 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally at Ramlila Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), despite a detailed discussion in Parliament, and alleging that the protest was aimed at protecting infiltrators.
Speaking to ANI, Patra said, "Today, the Congress party is holding a rally against vote theft at Ramlila Maidan. It is being said that people are also coming from other states ruled by Congress. Surprisingly, even after the discussion in the House, the Congress party is holding this rally."
Patra highlighted that the Congress itself had sought a discussion on SIR in Parliament.
"This same Congress party had submitted an application in the House for a discussion on SIR. Everyone in the House expressed their thoughts, and the Union Home Minister also responded to them," he said.
Taking a swipe at the party's leadership, Patra added, "A person who always wears a T-shirt gives a lecture on khadi that day... and from that, their true form is revealed, and they fabricated a story about SIR." He accused Congress of double standards on the issue of vote theft.
"They made up the entire story, and when the Home Minister gave point-by-point responses one by one... The Congress party heard about all the issues. When they won in Telangana, Himachal and Karnataka, there was no vote theft, but where the BJP won, there was vote theft," he said
"When the Home Minister mentioned infiltrators, that the Congress party is trying to protect the infiltrators, then they created a deadlock and walked out; this clearly shows that this rally against SIR that is happening is an effort by the Congress party to protect the infiltrators," Patra added
On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while replying to the debate on electoral reforms, slammed Congress and other opposition parties, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about SIR and tarnishing the image of India's democracy. He asserted that the Modi government "will not allow infiltrators to get voting rights" and addressed issues raised by opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress party is scheduled to hold a major rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital today, intensifying its campaign over alleged "vote chori" and the SIR issue. Party leaders have described the event as a crucial step in a decisive political battle against the BJP-led government. (ANI)