Hyderabad, Nov. 2 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of misleading people over alleged deletion of voters.
Reacting to the 'Vote Bachao' rally organised by the Congress-led INDIA alliance in Delhi, Shah alleged that it was not a campaign to save votes but an attempt to protect infiltrators.
Addressing a public meeting at Moazzam Jahi Market (MJ Market) after participating in the 'Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy' Maha Padayatra in Hyderabad, Shah accused the Congress of opposing the SIR and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to protect its alleged vote bank.
Referring to Rahul Gandhi's claim that 13 crore votes we...