Sunday, August 14 2005 18:02 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Guwahati: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) today (Aug 14, 2005) announced it would move the Election Commission on the "abnormal increase and decrease of voters" in various assembly constituencies in Assam which was published recently in the draft electoral roll.

The party has decided to make a representation to the Commission on the "abnormalities" in the draft electoral roll, which shows sudden increase and decrease of voters in a good number of constituencies, senior BJP leader Promod Mahajan told reporters here (Guwahati).

Citing copies of the draft roll of the 126 assembly constituencies in the state, Mahajan alleged that in constituencies where the ruling Congress had a stronghold there was "abnormal" increase of voters while opposition stronghold areas showed "abnormal decrease" of voters.

The party leader cited the case of Goalpara district, considered a stronghold of the Congress where there has been an increase of nearly 15 per cent of voters while in Karimganj (BJP dominated) there has been decrease in the number of the electorate.

"This only goes to say that the infiltrators who are considered as vote bank for the Congress have managed to find their names in the draft roll where the party has a strong hold", Mahajan said.

"Also in the list of D (doubtful) voters, the names of Hindus are in large number than Muslims most of whom are suspected infiltrators and this matter will also be placed by our party before the Commission", he said.