New Delhi, Dec 11 (NationPress) - In response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent accusations against the Opposition regarding their alleged protection of infiltrators, Congress MP Kumari Selja questioned the government’s effectiveness and legal readiness. She posed a critical inquiry: how can infiltrators persist in India if the government's laws are genuinely strong?

Speaking to IANS outside Parliament, Kumari Selja stated: "How can infiltrators exist in this nation? How robust is your law? What is the condition of your legal system? Will it only become apparent through SIR? In any case, you lack any law to even identify who the infiltrators are. What actions is the government taking about this?"

She emphasized that such issues should be clarified through standard legal processes. "From common law, we should distinguish between those who entered from abroad and those who are citizens. The government should already have this information."

On the previous day, Amit Shah asserted that the Modi administration's policy is unequivocal: all illegal immigrants must be detected, removed from electoral rolls, and deported. He claimed that the Opposition was raising this issue simply because they could no longer secure elections through "corrupt practices," attributing the Congress’s electoral failures to its leadership rather than EVMs or "vote chori" (vote theft).

During a debate on electoral reforms in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah defended against the Opposition’s allegations extensively. His 90-minute address faced frequent interruptions from the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who challenged him to a debate regarding the accusations made in multiple press conferences, accusing the BJP of "vote chori." The exchanges escalated, ultimately leading to an Opposition walkout.

To direct his criticism at the Congress, Amit Shah referenced three historical instances of what he termed "vote chori" involving prominent party figures Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi. He alleged that Nehru became Prime Minister in 1947 despite receiving fewer internal votes than Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that Indira Gandhi secured immunity post her election being annulled by a court; and that Sonia Gandhi’s situation of "becoming a voter before she was a citizen of India" is now in civil courts—a remark that incited significant protests from Congress members.

Amit Shah also accused the Opposition of attempting to "normalize and formalize" illegal immigration by opposing SIR in states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. He cautioned members of the Trinamool Congress and DMK that such resistance would have severe repercussions in the upcoming assembly elections. He affirmed that the NDA would persist with its policy of "detect, delete, and deport" regardless of Opposition walkouts.