New Delhi
Over a thousand BJP workers marched from the Red Fort Chowk to the Town Hall, carrying placards hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra, Delhi MPs Praveen Khandelwal, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Yogendra Chandolia and Delhi ministers Parvesh Verma and Ravinder Indraj Singh also took part in the march.
BJP’s national president Nitin Nabin led the rally, held with the tagline of “Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy”.
Every eligible Indian citizen must have their name on the electoral roll, while the names of those who are legally ineligible to vote must be removed in accordance with the law. Their identity is defined by anti-national slogans, violence and stone-pelting.”
Addressing the gathering of party workers, Nabin said the “anarchic mindset” of opposition parties would cause them political damage. Batting for the SIR process, he said, “The process of cleaning up electoral rolls is essential to strengthening democracy. Taking a dig at the “Lehra Do Tiranga” protest call by the Cockroach Janta Party held earlier this month, Nabin said, “Some people were talking about taking out marches with the Tricolour and hoisting it at Connaught Place but they should remember that in 2011, the BJP organised the Tiranga Yatra to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. “At that time, Pakistani flags were being raised at Lal Chowk, while the then central government remained a mute spectator,” he said, taking a shot at the Congress. Delhi BJP president Malhotra said, “Those who paralysed Delhi and held its people hostage for days and even a month in the name of students, the election commissioner and other issues are now opposing a symbolic two-hour march.
“Opposition wants to weaken democracy by spreading anarchy in Delhi at the behest of foreign powers,” he said.
CM Rekha Gupta said, “Sometimes a march is organised, sometimes a new slogan is introduced, and sometimes a new campaign is launched. Because of their votes, the people know whom they voted for and who won. Yet every time, the rocket fizzles out before it can even take off. Now, once again, a new slogan has been raised: ‘Vote Chori, Vote Chori’ (vote theft)… On the one hand, BJP is being a well-wisher of the traders and on the other hand, it is causing harm to the traders.”
Delhi Congress General Secretary Anil Bhardwaj said, “BJP is showing its political hypocrisy by taking out a march in a big business market like Chandni Chowk.
