Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh on Wednesday (26 November) attacked the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. He alleged that a devious attempt was being made to convert democracy into an ‘autocracy’ through the ‘completely flawed process’ of SIR.

He said this while addressing Congress workers in Indore on Constitution Day. Digvijay Singh said in a meeting organized near the statue of Constitution maker Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar at Geeta Bhawan intersection of the city that the process of SIR is ‘completely flawed’.

Digvijay Singh targeted regarding SIR

Taking aim at SIR, Digvijay Singh said, “A devious attempt is being made to change the Constitution of India from democracy to autocracy.” Our voter list is being tampered with. This tampering is not limited to the voter list only. Your citizenship is also being questioned.

Singh further said, “Democracy is in danger in the country today. We have to decide whether there should be dictatorship or democracy in the country?” Giving examples of dictators like Hitler and Mussolini, he said that in ‘autocracy’ only one person rules and the common people are not heard anywhere.

Earlier this responsibility was of the government and the commission – Digvijay Singh

The Rajya Sabha member said that in the SIR that was conducted in the country till 2003, it was the responsibility of the government and the Election Commission to add the name of every eligible citizen to the voter list, but under the current process of SIR, proof of their being voters is being sought from the citizens themselves.

The senior Congress leader raised questions on the Election Commission removing the names of about 65 lakh people from the draft voter list under SIR in Bihar and said, ‘Were these people not citizens of this country?

He further said that there is often talk of infiltrators, but did they (Election Commission) find even a single infiltrator in Bihar? Singh administered oath to Congress workers in the meeting to save the Constitution. On this occasion, another Rajya Sabha member of the party, Vivek Tankha was also present.