The BJP on Tuesday slammed opposition parties over their protest against the Bihar voter list revision, accusing them of resorting to “gundagardi (hooliganism)” so that foreigners, including Bangladeshi and Rohingya “infiltrators”, can get the right to vote in elections.
Opposition members forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha by raising slogans and waving placards against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, also staged a protest over the issue in the Parliament House complex.
The opposition MPs gathered on the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament and raised slogans against the SIR exercise, alleging that it amounts to stealing elections. They also held placards reading “SIR: Stealing Indian Rights” and “SIR: Subverting Indian Republic”.
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at the opposition parties, saying so much hue and cry is being raised over the SIR in Bihar because those who base their politics on Bangladeshis and infiltrators are scared.
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