Shimla, Nov. 1 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday led the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) padyatra in Shimla, launching a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and accusing him of attempting to protect infiltrators.

Sarma led the march along with senior BJP leaders, including Rajiv Bindal, Anurag Thakur and Suresh Kashyap, besides party workers.

Speaking during the padyatra, the Assam Chief Minister alleged that Gandhi was opposing the SIR process because names of infiltrators had been removed from electoral rolls.

"Rahul (Gandhi) is crying because the names of infiltrators have been ...