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Kiren Rijiju Alleges "Anti-India Conspiracy" Behind SIR Protests, Blames Opposition
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News18•04-10-2026, 18:28
Kiren Rijiju Alleges "Anti-India Conspiracy" Behind SIR Protests, Blames Opposition
- •Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claims protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls are part of a "larger conspiracy to weaken India as a nation."
- •Rijiju alleges opposition parties, frustrated by electoral defeats, are attacking democratic and constitutional institutions, including the judiciary and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- •He states there are specialized groups within the opposition: one attacking the judiciary, another discrediting constitutional bodies like ECI, ED, and CBI, and a third spreading fake news abroad.
- •Rijiju asserts that anti-India elements are collaborating with foreign players to create unrest and question India's democratic success and economic figures.
- •The minister dismisses the SIR-related protests as a manufactured issue, suggesting genuine voters would follow proper channels for corrections rather than questioning the ECI without documentation.
Key Questions Answered
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition of executing a larger conspiracy to weaken India, claiming that the protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are backed by anti-India elements abroad.
Kiren Rijiju alleged that opposition parties have deployed specialised groups to attack the judiciary, individual judges, and constitutional bodies including the Election Commission of India, ED, and CBI to discredit their character and work.
Rijiju stated that if someone is a genuine voter and their name has been deleted, they should write to the authorities and seek the available corrective measures rather than raising a baseless bogie without documents.
