New Delhi [India], August 18 : BJP MP Sambit Patra slammed the Congress Party for continuously opposing the Special Intensive Review (SIR) in Bihar and disrupting the working of the house, saying that they are protecting the infiltrators.
Questioning the behaviour of the Congress party and Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, BJP MP Sambit Patra told ANI, "The whole of India is seeing the behaviour of the Congress Party and opposition parties for the last few days, especially with regard to the SIR issue and the Bihar elections. You all are seeing that the activities of the Parliament are being obstructed. No work is being allowed to be done. What is the intention behind this? What is the intention behind the tour that Rahul Gandhi is doing?"
He further noted that the Congress party wants to save the infiltrators and added, " There is only one intention behind this, and that intention is how to save the infiltrators."
Patra called the SIR a natural process and a responsibility of the Election Commission to remove the illegal voters.
He said, "This is a natural process that it becomes the responsibility of the Election Commission to clean up the infiltrators. They should not come in the electoral roll, and they should not be able to participate in the elections. They do not have the right to vote. How to win elections through infiltrators, how to use infiltrators, how to promote the politics of appeasement, this is what Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have been doing..."
This statement of Patra came after the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders continued their protest in Parliament premises against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar on Monday
The protests have continued despite the Election Commission clarifying on the allegations on Sunday, while also asking Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to submit a signed affidavit with proof of his claims of election rigging.
MPs, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav, Abhishek Banerjee, Kanimozhi and others, protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of 'vote chori' against the BJP and the Election Commission of India.
The opposition parties have been protesting against the revision of voter lists since the commencement of the Parliament monsoon session on July 21, with the treasury benches accusing the Opposition of disrupting Parliament proceedings.
Calling the ongoing exercise 'Silent Invisible Rigging' of votes, the INDIA bloc leaders held banners calling for the stop of 'Vote chori'.