BJP’s Amit Malviya Calls Congress “Vote Chor”

• Amit Malviya calls Congress the “quintessential vote chor.”
• Targets Pawan Khera over alleged dual voter IDs in Delhi.
• Malviya demands ECI probe, alleges violation of electoral law.
• Khera denies charge, blames voter list flaws and asks for CCTV proof.

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 2nd Sept: The political slugfest over alleged voter fraud intensified on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT cell chief Amit Malviya accused the Congress of electoral malpractice, calling it the “quintessential vote chor.” Malviya directly targeted senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, alleging he holds two active voter IDs—one in Jangpura and another in the New Delhi assembly constituency.

The charges surfaced a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi teased a “hydrogen bomb” revelation against the BJP’s alleged manipulation of voter data.

Malviya’s Allegations
In his post on X, Malviya said Khera’s dual registration fell under different Lok Sabha constituencies—East Delhi and New Delhi—and urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take action. He alleged that Khera may have violated electoral law by “voting more than once,” demanding an immediate probe.

Malviya further linked the case to a “pattern of Congress fraud,” citing Sonia Gandhi’s alleged early registration as a voter and Rahul Gandhi’s unsubstantiated claims about voter manipulation in Karnataka and Maharashtra. He also criticised Khera for “misleading voters” through press conferences in Bihar, claiming the Congress leader was attempting to undermine trust in India’s democratic process.

Khera’s Defence
Responding to the allegations, Pawan Khera denied any wrongdoing, saying he had moved out of New Delhi in 2016 and had submitted the required documents to delete his entry.

“My name still appears in the New Delhi voter list despite my efforts. This only exposes flaws in the Election Commission’s system, not malpractice on my part,” Khera told ANI. He also demanded CCTV footage from past elections to prove he had not cast a vote from the New Delhi constituency after his relocation.

Khera argued that the issue highlights loopholes in voter list management, asking, “Why is my name still there? Who is voting in my name?”

The Bigger Picture
The row comes amid the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive to clean up electoral rolls. While the Commission has framed it as an exercise in transparency, Congress has raised objections, claiming the process could be used to suppress legitimate voters.

Malviya, however, insisted the revision would finally expose how the Congress “stole mandates for decades by enrolling illegal voters and non-citizens.”