Shah: Infiltrators in voters’ list pollute spirit of Constitution

Backing the SIR exercise, HM Amit Shah on Friday said the inclusion of infiltrators in the voters’ list pollutes the spirit of the Constitution and asserted voting rights should only be available to citizens of the country.

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Delivering a lecture in the memory of former editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran, Narendra Mohan, on ‘infiltration (ghuspaith), demographic change and democracy’, the home minister said the Centre will follow the policy of “detect, delete and deport” while dealing with infiltrators.

Shah said infiltration, as well as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission, should not be viewed from a political angle, emphasising that it is a national issue.