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Congress govt in Telangana misusing SIR to delete votes: BJP

The party said the Congress-led government was using the electoral roll review to remove names and urged Booth Level Officers to act impartially.

  • On Sunday, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and State BJP President Ramchander Rao traded accusations regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Telangana, each alleging conspiracy by the other.
  • Revanth Reddy accused the BJP of replicating the "West Bengal strategy" by systematically removing anti-BJP votes, while the State BJP claimed Booth Level Officers are targeting migrants who support the party.
  • The Chief Minister alleged private agencies are identifying voters for deletion, specifically targeting SCs, STs, and minorities, and appealed to the Left parties to join the Congress against "vote theft."
  • Ramchander Rao criticized the state's education sector, noting Telangana allocates only nine per cent of its Budget compared to the 14.5 per cent national average, and faulted the Chief Minister's record on teacher grievances.
  • Seeking broader support, the Chief Minister urged the Communists to unite against Modi, while honoring the late Sarampalli Malla Reddy, describing his death as an "irreparable loss" to the farming community.
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CM Revanth Reddy has alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to remove one crore votes in Telangana by using the Special Comprehensive Revision (SCR) process of the voter lists as a weapon. The national vice-president of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) held at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad on Monday,

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The New Indian Express broke the news in Chennai, India on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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