The Congress staged a protest in Dispur, alleging significant irregularities in Assam’s recent draft electoral rolls and accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of India of trying to influence the upcoming state Assembly elections through voter list manipulation. The demonstration, led by the Guwahati Metropolitan District Congress, involved senior party leaders like Mira Borthakur and Bedabrata Bora, who criticized the draft rolls as flawed.
They claimed that the voter lists contained unknown names added to genuine residents’ households and eligible voters being removed arbitrarily. The presence of unfamiliar names within a single family’s voter list in various areas raised doubts about the credibility and transparency of the electoral revision process. The protest included chants against the BJP and the Election Commission, with accusations of systematic “vote theft.”
Leading the charge, Mira Borthakur of the Mahila Congress accused the Election Commission of acting in favor of the BJP and demanded a CBI investigation into the alleged involvement of Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia. Youth Congress leaders also expressed concerns about the discrepancies, emphasizing the threat to democratic rights in the state. The Congress highlighted similarities with previous election allegations and criticized the BJP and Assam government’s rejection of the claims.
