EC admitted 20% would fall off voter list: Congress

NEW DELHI: A time aft absorption parties met EC to reason the peculiar electoral database revision successful Bihar, Congress Thursday alleged the canvass watchdog had conceded to the delegation that it "assumes" 20% of voters volition beryllium weeded retired successful the review, and termed EC's stance a "threat" to the Constitution and marginalised communities similar SC/ST/OBCs.

Its state CPI(ML) Liberation threatened to motorboat an immense agitation against the exercise, saying the opposition's pleas to EC had fallen connected deaf ears.Bihar Congress main Rajesh Ram alleged EC is moving connected a conspiracy to region 2 crore of the 8 crore-plus voters, with a absorption connected migrant workers. Addressing the media with AICC authorities in-charge Krishna Allavaru and spokesperson Pawan Khera, Ram said it is not imaginable for the mediocre successful Bihar "to nutrient documents similar a commencement certificate that they person ne'er had before", that excessively successful 30 days.

But EC appeared to person made up its caput and was not receptive to concerns expressed by the opposition, helium said.Allavaru said the aforesaid 8 crore-plus voters had voted successful the Lok Sabha polls a twelvemonth ago, and present their credentials are being questioned. "Yesterday, EC doubly said it assumes 20% of voters volition beryllium retired of the elector list," helium said, adding, "EC should beryllium losing slumber implicit 2% voters being near out, and present it is talking truthful casually astir leaving retired 20% voters".

"There is simply a conspiracy to people our close to ballot fixed by Ambedkar. EC is expected to safeguard it but it is conscionable a pawn," Khera alleged, alluding to the governing BJP. "The committee doesn't reply for months erstwhile LoP Rahul Gandhi asks for the aged elector database for Maharashtra but is acceptable to hole a caller elector database successful a month.""Why should we attack an intermediary, we volition talk to BJP directly," helium said.