Congress to File Cases Over Alleged Electoral Fraud in Rajasthan

New Delhi: Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra on Monday alleged that the BJP is attempting to rig votes in the state under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Addressing the media at the Congress headquarters here, Dotasra claimed that a “well-planned conspiracy” was executed after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Jaipur. Dotasra said that the SIR process was proceeding smoothly until January 3, but the situation changed after BJP National General Secretary B.L. Santhosh held a meeting in Jaipur on that day.

According to him, the “fraud agenda” was finalised between January 3 and January 13, during which fake, computer-generated forms were prepared for every assembly constituency. He alleged that Amit Shah stayed at the Chief Minister’s residence on January 13, following which BJP MLAs and candidates were allegedly provided pen drives containing fraudulent data. “From the evening of January 13 to January 15, a conspiracy was hatched to delete 10,000 to 20,000 voter names per constituency, especially in areas where Congress had won. Forms were specifically prepared to remove the names of voters belonging to a particular community,” Dotasra claimed.

The PCC chief further alleged that fake signatures of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were used to submit these forms. “In my own constituency, over 2,000 fake forms were brought, but the SDM refused to accept them. The BLOs themselves have confirmed that their signatures were forged,” he said. Dotasra accused BJP leaders of pressuring officials to accept bulk applications despite clear instructions from Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan prohibiting such practices. He claimed that by January 15, nearly 1.40 lakh forms had already been registered. Citing examples, he said that 13,882 forms were accepted in Jhunjhunu, 16,276 in Mandawa, and 1,478 in Khetri, allegedly in violation of Election Commission norms.

He further alleged that BJP leaders were asking BLOs for OTPs to add fake names and remove voters with the Congress ideology. “I can provide proof of BLOs being asked for their OTPs,” he said. Calling it an attack on democracy, Dotasra urged government officials not to bow to political pressure and appealed to Congress workers to monitor the process closely at SDM offices. He announced that the Congress is filing cases wherever fraud has been detected and vowed that the party would not allow the BJP’s “vote theft conspiracy” to succeed in Rajasthan.