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"Election Commission has full authority to amend voter list": Union Minist
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The opposition has voiced strong criticism of the move, with the ruling Trinamool Congress TMC in West Bengal alleging that the exercise will "snatch the voting rights of voters"
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"Filtering process to strengthen democracy": Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Bhawna B
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Bhawna Bohra called the second phase Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in 12 States and Union Territories, including Chhattisgarh, a "filtering process to strengthen democracy."
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan welcomes second phase of SIR, says "necessary
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, saying that it is "necessary for a robust democracy."
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Maharashtra Minister Bawankule says EC's second phase of voter roll revisi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"...The list of my area has 5 lakh 40 thousand votes. If someone goes somewhere else, they are added to that area as well, but there is no deletion. They go somewhere else, but their name is not deleted from that area... Without conducting a survey, the correct things will not come out...
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"No one will have objections, if done impartially": JMM's Mahua Maji on se
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Tuesday called for fair conduct of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that no one will have objections if it is done "impartially."
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"TMC voluntarily oppose anything that is in the national interest": BJP le
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dilip Ghosh noted that none of the political parties registered any official complaints with the ECI against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and emphasised that no genuine voter's name can be removed from the electoral rolls.
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"Credibility of EC at an all-time low": DMK questions second phase of SIR
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Annadurai highlighted the "unanswered questions" from Bihar and asked how the ECI intends to apply the findings from the SIR conducted there to other states. He also questioned why Assam was omitted from the exercise. The DMK leader further alleged that the ECI was acting as a "citizenshi
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"Why has Assam been left out? When did SIR become a citizenship exercise?"
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
However, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday, that separate orders for Special Intensive Revision of the voter list will be issued for Assam as the State has separate provisions under the Citizenship Act. "Under the supervision of the Supreme Court, the checking of ci
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NDA welcomes 2nd phase of SIR exercise, Oppn raises questions over "infilt
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to hold the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision in 12 States and Union Territories.
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"How many infiltrators did EC remove in Bihar?" Cong leader Pramod Tiwari
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Monday questioned the Election Commission of India's (ECI) announcement for the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 12 States and Union Territories, asking for the number of "infiltrators" removed from the electoral roll in the first ph
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"ECI doing its duty": West Bengal Governor welcomes 2nd phase of SIR
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's move to hold the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision in 12 States and Union Territories.
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"Disparities in voter list should be rectified": Rajasthan Dy CM Diya Kuma
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and said the exercise will help correct errors in the voter list.
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