Activist Claims Vote Theft Helped Modi and BJP Win Elections
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A man named Abhijeet Dipke made a big claim about Indian politics.
He said Modi became prime minister because of vote theft.
He also said the BJP party won in states where it should not win.
Dipke is part of a protest about voter lists.
The protest is called the SIR issue.
People are angry about problems with voter names.
A group of protesters walked from Jantar Mantar to Bengaluru.
Jantar Mantar is a famous protest place in Delhi.
The march reached Bengaluru today.
Dipke joined this march.
Another person, Dhruv Rathee, also came to the event.
Dhruv Rathee is a popular YouTuber in India.
People asked why he came to the protest.
The protest took place near Freedom Park.
Freedom Park is a place in Bengaluru where people often protest.
Vocabulary10 words
- prime minister
- the leader of a country's government
- vote theft
- stealing or cheating during voting
- BJP
- a big political party in India
- voter lists
- official lists of people who can vote
- SIR
- a process to check and fix voter lists
- Jantar Mantar
- a famous place in Delhi for protests
- Bengaluru
- a big city in south India
- YouTuber
- a person who makes videos online
- Freedom Park
- a park in Bengaluru used for protests
- Modi
- the current prime minister of India
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A man named Abhijeet Dipke made a big _____ about Indian politics.
He said Modi became _____ because of vote theft.
He also said the _____ party won in states where it should not win.
Dipke is part of a protest about _____ lists.
The protest is called the _____ issue.
A group of protesters walked from Jantar Mantar to _____.
Jantar Mantar is a famous protest place in _____.
Another person, Dhruv Rathee, also came to the _____.
Dhruv Rathee is a popular _____ in India.
The protest took place near _____ Park.
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