New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Election Commission's (EC) software used in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had no provision to flag any voter as a foreign national, according to an investigation by The Reporters' Collective, with the finding raising questions over claims that "infiltrators" were among the 13.39 crore names struck off the rolls.

Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of trying to shield infiltrators by targeting the poll body, even as protests over the exercise continue across India.

"I want to tell Rahul Gandhi ji that the nation is well aware of your plan to save ghuspaithiyas (infiltrators) and now the people of Bharat are not going to fall for your ploy...