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SIR Row: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) chief Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was attempting to include voters from other states to the electoral rolls to save his government.

Gogoi said, "We are seeing that in Assam through SIR, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is trying to bring trainloads of BJP workers into Assam from other states and get their names registered in the voters' list."

His sole aim is to reduce the strength of the Assamese vote, he said, adding that in the upcoming elections, the Election Commission of India must be serious. CEC Gyanesh Kumar must tell why they don't have a machine-readable voter list, the Congress leader asked.

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"Assamese people do not like Sarma, and he is the biggest liability for the BJP. That is why the CM is trying hard to include the names of people from other states in the voters list'," he added.

The poll body ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. The revision aims at ensuring clean, updated and accurate voter lists for all eligible citizens.

He appealed to political parties, media and organisations concerned about the state's interests to be aware of the situation and ensure that people from other states do not cast votes in the forthcoming assembly elections.

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"We will fight the elections not just to increase our numbers in the assembly but to come to power to protect and secure the interests of the people," the Congress leader said.

Opposition parties have united not merely to remove someone from power but to ensure that the burning issues of Assam are resolved. He claimed the CM is currently in 'deep trouble' and has reached out to AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal.
(With agencies inputs)

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