Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Friday alleged that BJP leaders Bandi Sanjay Kumar and G. Kishan Reddy had won elections through “fraudulent votes.”
The Mahesh Kumar Goud allegations came after he, along with senior Congress leaders, met Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy in Hyderabad.
The leaders discussed the upcoming Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Telangana.
Addressing the media later, Mahesh Kumar Goud alleged that large-scale “vote theft” had taken place during the electoral revision exercise in 14 states.
He described the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision process as “atrocious” and referred to developments in West Bengal while raising concerns over alleged electoral manipulation.
Mahesh Kumar Goud allegations focus on voter deletions
Mahesh Kumar Goud claimed authorities added 8.2 crore votes across the country while deleting nearly 5.9 lakh votes simultaneously.
Referring to West Bengal, he alleged that authorities removed 90 lakh votes and added 60 lakh new votes, which he claimed altered political equations and election outcomes.
He said Telangana had no scheduled elections for the next two years. Therefore, the Congress party requested Election Commission authorities to extend the Special Intensive Revision exercise over one year.
He also demanded that officials provide voters at least three months to submit supporting documents, especially poor voters who could face difficulties in producing records.
Furthermore, he suggested that Booth Level Officers should visit voters’ homes at least three times for proper verification.
Mahesh Kumar Goud allegations raise concerns over SIR process
Expressing concern over deletion of votes of people living abroad, he said officials should not remove such votes arbitrarily.
He further alleged that attempts were being made to delete votes that did not favour the BJP.
Calling upon citizens to safeguard their voting rights, Mahesh Kumar Goud said the SIR process in Telangana would begin on June 25.
He added that voter data collection would continue till July 24, while authorities would publish the revised voter list on October 1.