New Delhi: Hours after AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged BJP of orchestrating thousands of votes in various Assembly constituencies ahead of the polls due in February, BJP hit back, accusing AAP of helping illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Delhi become voters during its 10-year rule.
The detection of Rohingya and Bangladeshi people as fake voters has scared Kejriwal, and he is now fearing defeat, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged in a press conference.
He said that before every election in Delhi, applications are filed for the addition and deletion of voters. This time, from May to Nov 30, a staggering 533,778 applications for new voters were filed, and as experience shows, there could be ineligible applicants among them, Sachdeva said.
“The BJP will not allow any fake votes to be cast, no matter what Kejriwal does,” he said.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said in the press conference that an application for the removal of names from the voters’ list requires supporting documents.
Every application undergoes verification by the officials, and the individual is also given an opportunity to present their case, she said.
The BJP screened videos in the press conference.
In the Moti Nagar constituency, the voter list entries showed names and addresses where there are neither any houses nor any residents. A newly installed electricity meter is seen on a roadside wall, with allegedly 24 votes registered at the location, said Delhi BJP.
In another case, 38 voters were allegedly registered at the address of a single-room accommodation in Trilokpuri, though neighbours claimed it was locked for many years, it added.
Sachdeva said there were cases from Shahdara, Rajouri Garden and Mustafabad too.
