From Deccan Chronicle
Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsBommai Accuses Rahul Gandhi of Double Standards Over Voter List-Linked Benefits
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Sonia Gandhi said that India was her home and her children’s home, which is why she never left the country after the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi. She recalled pleading with Rajiv not to become prime minister after Indira Gandhi’s death, fearing he would be targeted. Gandhi also described the Emergency as a mistake and said that keeping Sanjay Gandhi in check could have prevented much of the damage that followed, adding that the Congress has been too complacent in confronting the BJP.
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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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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday accused the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of having done “no homework” on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, after the Congress leader told Union Home Minister Amit Shah not to “confuse” Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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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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Bommai pointed out that Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had himself announced a similar approach, stating that only those whose names figure in the voters' list would be eligible for the State government's guarantee schemes and other benefits
