Prayagraj, Nov. 5 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday dismissed opposition claims of electoral fraud, stating that the public has rejected "thieves," and that opposition parties are creating a narrative of anarchy to cover their electoral losses. Addressing a crowd in Civil Lines ahead of the BJP Kashi region's "Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy" march, Maurya targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, challenging their allegations of electoral malpractice. He asserted that the BJP's victories are a result of public mandate, not manipulation. Countering Rahul Gandhi's allegation that 13 crore votes had been stolen, Maurya cited official data from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, noting that this process has been conducted 12 times, 10 times under Congress governments, once under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government and now under the Narendra Modi administration. During these verification exercises, he claimed that approximately 6.5 crore individuals could not be found at their registered addresses, three crore were deceased, and 48 percent had relocated. He accused opposition leaders of misleading the public to destabilize the country....