'Method Of Disenfranchising Indians': Congress Slams SIR
Congress says 7.8 crore voters were deleted in two phases as the Election Commission defends the revision as a cleanup of rolls.
- On Monday, the Congress criticized the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, amid notices issued in Delhi regarding discrepancies in voter enumeration forms.
- The Election Commission began the SIR process in June 2025 in Bihar, expanding across States and Union Territories in subsequent phases, resulting in 7.8 crore voter deletions by Phase 2.
- Congress alleged the process is a "Shah Instigated Removal" of voters and an "assault on the Constitution," claiming deletions overwhelmingly target the most economically and socially disadvantaged sections of society.
- Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary, posted that the SIR is a "Method Of Disenfranchising Indians," using the vertical acronym "MODI" to allege targeting of electors not aligned with the BJP.
- The Election Commission maintained the revision will cleanse the voters' list of duplicate entries and ineligible people, noting the process occurs after 22 years to include those eligible to vote.
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Congress calls SIR a ‘method of disenfranchising Indians’
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s SIR exercise is a “Method Of Disenfranchising Indians” and has turned into a “Frankenstein monster”, the Congress said on Monday, September 21, amid outrage over 33.13 lakh notices being issued in the national capital over “discrepancies” in details in enumeration forms. Most notices were issued for voter details not matching … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, …
Kharge calls SIR ‘Frankenstein monster’, says it is ‘method of disenfranchising Indians’
In the first three phases of SIR, 13.8 crore voters were struck off the rolls in 31 states/Union Territories—meaning about 14.61% of the total 94.78 crore voters. Who sits idly by, hands folded, at whose behest, says Kharge
'Method of disenfranchising Indians': Kharge slams SIR, calls it a 'Frankenstein monster'
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has lambasted the Election Commission's electoral roll revision, labeling it a misguided 'Frankenstein Monster' that adversely affects its constituents. Notable politicians, including Lal Krishna Advani and S Jaishankar, have reportedly received notices amid this rigorous revision process. The Election Commission is under fire both politically and legally regarding its verification practices, with the final ele…
The political controversy over the special intensive revision i.e. SIR going on in Delhi is increasing. Approximately 33 lakh voters are being given notices on the basis of discrepancies related to their information in the voter list or non-mapping of old records. The names of former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia are also said to be included. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla has questioned …
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