New Delhi: In a speech that saw fiery exchanges, Union Home Minister Amit Shah justified the need for a Special Intensive Revision of the voter lists by citing a 2010 rule which stated that returning officers now no longer have the right to make deletions from voter lists due to deaths or migrations. He also asserted that the government’s agenda is to “detect, delete and deport” illegal immigrants.

Shah’s speech also saw sharp exchanges with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who questioned him for not responding to the questions he had raised on Tuesday. An angry Shah shot back and said, “I have a long experience in this House…No one will decide the structure of my speech and what I should speak about.” In response, Gandhi said that Shah was “rattled and defensive”. The Opposition later

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