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The BJP has turned the 'vote chori' debate into an all-out political slugfest, directly targeting Congress over alleged fake voters in Opposition strongholds. In a fiery press conference, BJP leader Anurag Thakur accused Sonia Gandhi of being on the voter list before becoming an Indian citizen and presented a detailed dossier exposing voter list anomalies in seats held by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Abhishek Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, and MK Stalin. From duplicate entries to mass voter additions, the BJP claims a 'ghuspaithiya vote bank' fuels Opposition victories. The party says its proposed SIR system will clean voter rolls and expose decades of electoral malpractice. Rahul Gandhi has yet to respond to the BJP's fresh offensive.#bjp #congress #votechori #rahulgandhi #soniagandhi #anuragthakur #abhishekbanerjee #akhileshyadav #mkstalin #tmc #sp #dmk #indiapolitics #evmcontroversy #fakevoters #parliament #breakingnews #trending #trendingnow #toi #bharat #toibharat #indianews
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