Cong vows CBI probe into voter roll SIR in Bihar once 'govt changes at Centre'

Cong vows CBI probe into SIR in Bihar once 'govt changes at Centre'

A day after the publication of the final electoral roll in Bihar, the Congress on Wednesday cast doubts over the special intensive revision (SIR) of voters' list and vowed a CBI inquiry upon "a change of guard at the Centre".

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a recent event in Patna, Bihar.(Santosh Kumar/HT File Photo)

In a strongly worded statement, Congress national spokesman Abhay Dubey also accused the Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "lying" about "infiltrators" having found their way into the voters' list.

"Why has not a single infiltrator been identified? Should we conclude that the EC and the PM had been lying to the people of the country?", Dubey asked.

The manner in which SIR was undertaken continues to raise suspicions, he claimed.

The Congress leader alleged, "It has been a conspiracy to steal votes, which will be exposed with a CBI inquiry once there is a change of guard at the Centre."

Dubey criticised the Election Commission for not disclosing "whether more female voters than males have ended up having their names in the voters' list".

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