Jairam Ramesh, citing former CEC OP Rawat's remarks on SIR, alleged that the exercise had resulted in the disenfranchisement of nearly 14 crore voters.
State BJP chief spokesperson NV Subhash alleged that the Congress was deliberately targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as it opposes purification of electoral rolls.
BJP said Rahul Gandhi was merely creating a "hype" over a media report out of his frustration and jealousy against Prime Minister Modi and also because the Congress was facing electoral setbacks.