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New Delhi, October 27 (IANS) The announcement of SIR (Special Intensive Review) in 12 states has created a stir in the country’s politics. Political parties are reacting differently to the decision of the Election Commission.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shehzad Poonawala welcomed the decision. He said that the Election Commission has the constitutional responsibility and authority to conduct elections in the country and ensure transparency and authenticity of the electoral process before the elections.
He said that India Bloc is opposing SIR, but the same alliance wants that SIR should be implemented before the local body elections in Maharashtra.
“This means that SIR is right in Maharashtra and wrong in other states. They oppose SIR in Delhi and do not register a single objection when SIR is implemented in Bihar,” he said.
The BJP leader said that the Supreme Court does not impose any restrictions on SIR.
He said, “These people file fake petitions in the Supreme Court. The Grand Alliance says NRC is a way to implement NRC. TMC, DMK and Congress all see it as a conspiracy. But when NRC existed before 2004, were they backdoor NRCs? It means if you implement NRC, it is a miracle, and if the Election Commission implements it, then This is a crime.”
He said that it is surprising that on NRC, Congress says do not implement it, Samajwadi Party says let it happen and Omar Abdullah says he will not comment right now.
Shehzad Poonawala said that this is not NRC but an exercise to save his family.
He said, “It is a ‘Triple D’ policy; D to deficit, D to distortion and D to riot.”
Speaking on the LIC issue, the BJP leader said that this is an example of a contract-killing operation sponsored and planned by foreign powers under the economic terrorist mentality.
He said that today as India’s economy is growing, private companies like Adani Group are making their mark globally and even foreign companies are earning profits worth thousands of crores of rupees by investing in these Indian companies.
He said, “India’s LIC (a public sector undertaking), which has less than one per cent investment in the Adani Group and has had this investment for many years, is being targeted by baseless and false facts to create an environment of uncertainty and economic instability, a deliberate step that harms the economy.”
Shahzad Poonawala said that the purpose of this effort is to scare investors and reduce their confidence.
“The truth is that LIC takes its decisions independently and acts as per its own factors,” he said.
He said that LIC has received returns from Adani Group more than the amount invested by it, i.e. about 59 percent.
Shahzad Poonawala said, “Today it is more than the market cap of LIC. The profit rate of LIC is high. Whereas the same LIC, which used to be a loss-making company before 2014.”
–IANS
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