Noting that the Supreme Court is hearing the SIR issue and has not stopped the exercise, Patra asked if the “bench” of opposition leaders is more authoritative than the highest judiciary.On media reports about the Congress planning to serve impeachment notice against the CEC in Parliament, he said the “indignified words” that Gandhi and his party are using against the poll body reflect their frustration of losing one election after another.”This reflects the frustration of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. They have only one goal — the (Gandhi) family must gain power at any cost,” Patra charged.With TMC MP Mahua Moitra echoing the demand of some other opposition leaders that the Lok Sabha should be dissolved as the last elections were held on “faulty” voters list, the BJP leader hit back, saying the governments in states like West Bengal and Telangana, where INDIA bloc parties are in power, should dissolve their assemblies.Noting that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in power since 2011 following her repeated wins in the polls held by the same EC, he asked if she ever said she will dissolve the Assembly.”If you think the poll process is unfair, then dissolve the Assembly,” he said.With Gandhi on a ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ through Bihar and accusing the Election Commission of “vote chori” in collusion with the BJP, Patra said nobody takes him seriously and people of the state will reject the RJD-Congress alliance in favour of the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Referring to Gandhi and Yadav, Patra alleged they were “do chor”.He said opposition parties never followed the legal means by moving court within 45 days of the results or taking up their issues with the electoral rolls with the Election Commission.”Did they ever do it? They will shout ‘chor chor’ on the streets and will not allow Parliament to function,” he said, accusing the Congress of being a destructive force which will be rejected by people.He said Gandhi had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with “chor” barb over the Rafale deal but ended up apologising in the Supreme Court for attributing to the apex court critical comments against the government it never made.
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