Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission’s (EC) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is aimed at concealing and legitimising what he called “vote theft” across several states.

Addressing reporters in Madhya Pradesh’s Pachmarhi hill town, Rahul claimed that large-scale manipulation of voters’ list, similar to what he had earlier alleged in Haryana, may have occurred in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh as well.

“The SIR is not about transparency. It’s a cover-up to make this vote theft appear legitimate and institutional,” he said, calling the exercise a coordinated effort between the BJP and the EC.

The Congress leader arrived in Pachmarhi on Saturday to attend a two-day training camp for the party’s district

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