India, Aug. 24 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA government, accusing them of attempting to "steal votes of the poor" through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Addressing a rally in Araria as part of the ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', Gandhi alleged that the SIR exercise was an "institutionalised method to steal votes," carried out with the backing of the Election Commission. "The Narendra Modi government. after privatising public sector units. now wants to steal votes of the poor through the SIR with the help of the Election Commission," he said.

In a scathing remark, the Congress leader described the poll body as "electi...