‘Purvanchali Brothers Being Known as Bangladeshi, Rohingyas’: AAP, BJP Voter Roll Row Continues – News18
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This time AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva clashed over alleged deletion of voters from the electoral roll.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh addresses a press convention in New Delhi. (IMAGE: PTI)
AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday engaged in a disagreement over deletion of voters from the electoral roll forward of the polls within the nationwide capital.
Singh accused the BJP of making an attempt to delete the names of voters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar residing in Delhi. The saffron get together is focusing on “our Purvanchali brothers, calling them Bangladeshis and Rohingyas”, mentioned the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP.
was referring to individuals from jap UP and Bihar who’ve been settled in Delhi for many years and kind a good portion of the town’s voters.
Sachdeva hit again, alleging that AAP is “conspiring” to delete the votes of not solely the poor but additionally distinguished residents of Delhi, together with a high naval officer and the son of former vp Hamid Ansari.
He claimed that data had come to mild about makes an attempt to take away the votes of a vice admiral of the Navy, Lok Sabha secretary normal and the son of India’s former vp.
In accordance with Sachdeva, the alleged conspiracy by AAP is aimed solely at undermining the credibility of the Election Fee.
However, Singh addressed a press convention right here and claimed, “The BJP is focusing on our Purvanchali brothers, calling them Bangladeshis and Rohingyas and dealing to delete their votes. I cannot keep silent. I’ll battle this injustice on the streets and in Parliament.” Singh alleged that BJP leaders in a number of areas, together with Shahdara, Janakpuri, Palam, Rajouri Backyard, Hari Nagar, Karawal Nagar and Mustafabad, have submitted functions to delete the votes of Purvanchalis.
“In Shahdara alone, 11,000 Purvanchali votes had been focused for deletion. Equally, in Janakpuri, 24 BJP employees utilized for the removing of 4,874 votes. In Tughlakabad, functions had been made to delete 594 votes,” he mentioned.
He additional alleged that in Palam, 9 BJP employees filed requests to take away 1,641 votes, whereas in Rajouri Backyard, six BJP employees sought the deletion of 571 votes.
Earlier, the BJP accused the ruling AAP of aiding unlawful Rohingya immigrants and Bangladeshis in settling in Delhi by offering them with official paperwork and utilizing them as a vote financial institution.
Singh emphasised the significance of defending the voting rights of Purvanchalis and mentioned, “These UP-Bihar brothers, who’ve been residing in Delhi for many years, have contributed immensely to the town’s improvement over the past 30-40 years. These techniques to suppress their voices are unacceptable.” Throughout the press convention, he additionally referred to the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) because the “Bharatiya Jhutha Get together”, saying, “After we uncovered the BJP’s techniques, they accused the Aam Aadmi Get together of accelerating and deleting votes unfairly. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written a letter to our CM (Atishi). I’m stunned they nonetheless have the audacity to speak about farmers.
“They ignored farmers and the MSP (minimal help worth) regulation remains to be not applied. Due to this get together, farmer chief Dallewal ji is on strike. Additionally it is due to them that farmers in Maharashtra are being pressured to commit suicide,” the AAP MP mentioned.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
