From The Economic Times
Center-Right Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.Rahul Gandhi calls SIR a ‘conspiracy’, alleges voter deletions could deny people welfare benefits
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Rahul Gandhi criticised Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s statement linking welfare payments to voter ID, calling it “deeply sinister”, according to The Indian Express. The criticism came as Sonia Gandhi gave an interview to The Hindu in which she said the BJP had caused great damage to the fabric of India. Earlier related coverage noted that Rahul Gandhi was likely to attend the Bharat Summit and that a court had allowed more evidence in a Sonia Gandhi voter list case.
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The Congress leader alleged that linking welfare benefits to voter ID could exclude people whose names are deleted from electoral rolls during SIR
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Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP-led Centre of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to deprive people opposed to the ruling party of voting rights and access to welfare schemes. His criticism followed Union minister Lalan Singh's remarks on identifying scheme beneficiaries…
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Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP-led Centre of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to deprive people opposed to the ruling party of voting rights and access to welfare schemes. His criticism followed Union minister Lalan Singh's remarks on identifying scheme beneficiaries…
