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Key Points

Om Pathak has raised serious concerns about foreign nationals infiltrating voter lists. The BJP leader emphasized that only citizens should be allowed to vote in Indian elections. He welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision of voter lists across states. This move aims to eliminate bogus voters and ensure electoral integrity.

Key Points: Om Pathak Warns Foreign Voters Threaten India's Unity

  • Om Pathak warns foreign voters in elections threaten India's unity and integrity
  • Special Intensive Revision of voter lists underway in multiple states
  • Citizenship mandatory requirement for voting eligibility emphasized
  • BJP welcomes voter list purification to eliminate deceased and bogus entries
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Foreigners voting threatens nation's unity: Om Pathak

BJP's Om Pathak says foreign infiltration in voter lists endangers national integrity, welcomes Election Commission's special revision to remove bogus voters.

"We are confident that, going forward, there will be no scope for bogus voters - Om Pathak"

Bengaluru, Oct 6

If foreigners infiltrate and are allowed to vote as Indian citizens, it will endanger the unity and integrity of the country, stated Om Pathak, Chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Disciplinary Committee in Bengaluru on Monday.

Om Pathak made the statement while speaking to the media on the occasion of the inauguration of the Booth Level Agents (BLA-1) state-level workshop that was held on Monday at the Bharat Scouts and Guides Bhavan.

Om Pathak said that the Election Commission has decided to conduct a Special Intensive Revision of the voter lists across the country. The process has already been completed in Bihar, and the announcement will soon be made for West Bengal, Assam, and Karnataka, he stated.

He emphasised that citizenship is mandatory to become a voter.

Until 2004, Special Intensive Revision was conducted regularly, but later it was discontinued, he criticized.

Calling the move for fresh revision a positive and meaningful step, he welcomed it.

He added that political parties achieve victory based on their programmes, policies, and dialogue with the people. For this, purification of the voter list is very essential, he underlined. He also recalled his close association with Bengaluru on the occasion.

“In Bihar, a new voter list has already been published. Names of the deceased and those no longer residing in the area have been removed. We are confident that, going forward, there will be no scope for bogus voters,” Om Pathak asserted.

Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, BJP National Secretary Rituraj Sinha, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalawadi Narayanaswamy, Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Legislative Council N. Ravikumar, State General Secretaries Preetham Gowda, P. Rajeev and Nandeesh Reddy, State Vice President N. Mahesh, MLAs Bharathi Shetty, Hemalatha Nayak, Shashikala Jolle, Bhagirathi Murulya, along with other senior party leaders were present on the occasion.

- IANS

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Rohit P
While I agree voter list purification is important, I'm concerned about genuine voters being removed accidentally. The process should be transparent and fair.
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Arjun K
National security should be our top priority. No foreigner should be allowed to vote in Indian elections. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
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Sarah B
As someone who has worked with election monitoring, I can confirm that outdated voter lists are a real problem. This revision is much needed across all states.
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Vikram M
Hope this isn't just political rhetoric. We've seen similar announcements before with little actual implementation. Action speaks louder than words.
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Kavya N
Removing deceased people's names is basic housekeeping that should have been done regularly. Why was this stopped in 2004? That's the real question.
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Michael C
Every democracy needs to protect its electoral integrity. India is taking the right steps here. The focus should be on ensuring only legitimate citizens vote.

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