NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mahua Moitra on Wednesday courted controversy when she shared an previous photograph of the arrest of Bangladesh’s former ballot commissioner in an election-manipulation case, saying it was an indication of “issues to return” in an obvious reference to the INDIA bloc’s allegation that the Election Fee of India (ECI) chief is “colluding with the ruling BJP to rig elections”.Moitra, who can also be the Lok Sabha MP, drew sharp retort from the BJP, which slammed her for talking “like an enemy of the nation”.
Lashing out at Mohua Moitra, BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated: “Mahua Moitra is a Member of Parliament of India, however she speaks like an enemy of the nation. The sort of tweet she has posted now— is she attempting to say that India’s democracy is like that of Bangladesh?” “Earlier too, we noticed RJD leaders saying that in the event that they lose the election, they are going to flip the nation into Bangladesh or Nepal, creating such a scenario. Now we have additionally seen Rahul Gandhi say that their battle is in opposition to the Indian State,” he instructed information company ANI.Even Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked the ECI-led Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) train throughout a gathering with AICC office-bearers from 12 states and Union Territories the place the electoral roll revision is below method. He instructed social gathering leaders that the Congress should counter the drive “politically, organisationally and legally,” based on sources quoted by PTI.Rahul, the sources stated, argued that whereas the Election Fee is liable for sustaining correct voter rolls, it gave the impression to be shifting the burden onto political events. He additionally questioned how the SIR was being applied, warning that it “might result in the elimination of respectable voters.”A number of different Congress leaders echoed his fears, reviving their acquainted “vote-chori” cost or calling the SIR a “sinister try and destroy Democracy”.Even because the opposition ramps up its resistance, the Election Fee reported that it has already distributed 50.25 crore enumeration kinds throughout the 12 states and UTs, protecting 98.54 per cent of the 50.97 crore eligible voters. The primary part spans Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep.4 of those, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal, head to the polls in 2026. Assam, additionally set for elections in 2026, acquired approval for a “particular revision” of rolls on Monday.The second part of SIR started on November 4 and can run till December 4.Rahul, in the meantime, has continued questioning the current electoral outcomes. Final week, he termed the Bihar outcomes “shocking” and forged doubt on the equity of the method, saying the Congress and the INDIA bloc would scrutinise the end result intimately. The social gathering later alleged that the decision mirrored “vote chori on a huge scale, masterminded by the prime minister, the house minister, the EC”.