Reddy argued that India’s electorate should have crossed 100 crore, given a population of around 140 crore and an estimated 70–75 per cent of people eligible to vote.
“Today, total voters are 83–84 crore, excluding the 13 crore removed. How do you justify this? The census was undertaken by the central government. Voters should increase with the increase in population. This is simple maths. Who is going to respond to this?” he asked.
He accused the prime minister, Parliament, the President and the chief justice of failing to speak out against the alleged deletions, saying Rahul Gandhi was fighting to protect the voting rights of the poor. “If we lose our voting right, we lose everything,” Reddy said.
He alleged that the BJP was dividing society into two categories — the rich and its supporters, who retained their voting rights, and poor people, Adivasis and backward communities who voted against the party. “This kind of division is dangerous for the country,” he said, comparing the alleged discrimination to the now-banned practice of untouchability.
