Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam are alleging manipulation of voter lists during the ongoing special revision (SR) exercise in Assam.
While Congress claimed that names of permanent residents in the state were being removed from the voter lists, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) accused the ruling BJP of turning the SR exercise into harassment of people. Regional party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) alleged that names of migrants from Bihar were being included on Assam's voter lists.
In a letter addressed to the Election Commission of India, leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia of Congress said several permanent residents of Nazira assembly constituency submitted written representations to the district election officer on January 21, claiming that their names were excluded from the electoral rolls.
AIUDF MLAs Aminul Islam, Aminul Islam and Rafiqul Islam accused BJP of "playing a dangerous game" to manipulate votes illegally. Whatever is happening in Assam in the name of SR is a serious setback for democracy, they alleged.
There is a deliberate attempt to strike off the names of people who have already suffered eviction, they alleged. Notices have been issued to more than 2.68 million people, with about 51,000 objections already rejected, they said, adding that AIUDF would take legal action against this, If needed.
Assam Mahila Congress president Mira Borthakur claimed the ruling BJP was seeking to remove nearly 6,000 names from Dispur assembly seat under the pretext of e-KYC verification.
In a statement, AJP accused BJP of attempting to hire voters from Bihar. "Assam is not Bihar. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma must understand that just as BJP captured power in Bihar by manipulating voter lists, the same cannot be done in Assam. The political future of Assam is determined by its indigenous people," it said.
All-Assam Minority Students' Union organised a sit-in protest in front of the district commissioner's office in Dhubri, alleging irregularities in the SR process.
While Congress claimed that names of permanent residents in the state were being removed from the voter lists, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) accused the ruling BJP of turning the SR exercise into harassment of people. Regional party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) alleged that names of migrants from Bihar were being included on Assam's voter lists.
In a letter addressed to the Election Commission of India, leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia of Congress said several permanent residents of Nazira assembly constituency submitted written representations to the district election officer on January 21, claiming that their names were excluded from the electoral rolls.
AIUDF MLAs Aminul Islam, Aminul Islam and Rafiqul Islam accused BJP of "playing a dangerous game" to manipulate votes illegally. Whatever is happening in Assam in the name of SR is a serious setback for democracy, they alleged.
There is a deliberate attempt to strike off the names of people who have already suffered eviction, they alleged. Notices have been issued to more than 2.68 million people, with about 51,000 objections already rejected, they said, adding that AIUDF would take legal action against this, If needed.
Assam Mahila Congress president Mira Borthakur claimed the ruling BJP was seeking to remove nearly 6,000 names from Dispur assembly seat under the pretext of e-KYC verification.
In a statement, AJP accused BJP of attempting to hire voters from Bihar. "Assam is not Bihar. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma must understand that just as BJP captured power in Bihar by manipulating voter lists, the same cannot be done in Assam. The political future of Assam is determined by its indigenous people," it said.
All-Assam Minority Students' Union organised a sit-in protest in front of the district commissioner's office in Dhubri, alleging irregularities in the SR process.
