New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Billionaire Elon Musk-led US government's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on February 16 that it has cancelled 21 million 'taxpayer' dollars intended for increasing 'voter turnout in India'.

The move is part of DOGE's ongoing crackdown on United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - funded projects.

The decision sparked a political controversy in India, with the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) claiming that it proved an 'instance of interference' in India's electoral process during the Congress-led UPArule.

The opposition Congress hit back, questioning how the ruling party (Congress) was sabotaging its own electoral prospects by getting this so-called 'external interference.'

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