New Delhi: The political battle over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision has taken a sharper turn, with the BJP accusing Rahul Gandhi of trying to undermine public faith in the country’s democratic system.

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari launched a pointed attack on the Congress leader on Friday, saying Gandhi and his party were attempting to create what he described as a 'democratic deficit' after losing the trust of voters.

'You are done bro,' Bhandari told PTI, claiming that people across the country, particularly young voters, were watching Gandhi’s actions and would respond to them through the democratic process.

The BJP leader’s remarks came against the backdrop of an intensifying confrontation between the Congress and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The Congress has alleged that the poll panel carried out an 'unprecedented attack' on voter equality and has raised questions over an alleged ‘Mark VIP’ feature in the BLO application.

The party has also demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar either turn 'approver' or face trial.

The confrontation spilled onto the streets on Friday, as the Congress organised protests in several parts of the country and attempted to march towards state election commission offices.

The party demanded Kumar’s immediate arrest and removal from office, besides seeking an independent review of decisions and electoral roll changes made under his tenure.

Several Congress leaders and workers were detained as police stopped protesters from proceeding towards election commission offices in various state capitals.

Among those detained was Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi.

The latest BJP attack also followed Gandhi’s sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Kumar on Thursday.

Gandhi accused the three of being 'deshdrohis' and alleged that India’s voting system had been 'destroyed'. He also called for Kumar to resign and turn 'approver'.

Responding to those allegations, Bhandari said the Congress was attempting to turn its electoral setbacks into a broader campaign against democratic institutions.

'The Congress party and Rahul Gandhi have realised that they have democratically lost people’s trust. So now, they are hatching a conspiracy to sow distrust in India’s democracy,' he alleged.

Bhandari further sought to turn the Congress’s criticism of the SIR exercise into an internal political question for the party, referring to statements he attributed to the Kerala government.

He claimed that Kerala’s Home Minister had spoken in favour of SIR and said the Congress needed to clarify whether it supported or opposed the revision exercise.

The exchange marks another escalation in the increasingly bitter political contest surrounding the ECI, electoral rolls and the SIR exercise, with the Congress demanding accountability from the poll panel while the BJP accuses the opposition of attempting to erode public confidence in democratic institutions.