Backing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the inclusion of infiltrators in the voters' list pollutes the spirit of the Constitution, and asserted that voting rights should only be available to citizens of the country.

Shah made these remarks while delivering a lecture in the memory of former editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran, Narendra Mohan, on the topic of ‘infiltration (ghuspaith), demographic change and democracy’. Also Read | Amit Shah rejects Naxals' ceasefire offer, says ‘red carpet welcome awaits if…’

As per the home minister, infiltration, as well as the SIR of electoral rolls by the Election Commission , should not be viewed from a political angle.

The Congress has gone into a "denial mode" on the issue of the

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