Congress calls EC’s SIR response ‘damage control’, says concerns remain unaddressed

Responding to the Election Commission’s Saturday (September 26, 2026) night announcement of multiple steps to address concerns about the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Congress on Sunday (September 27) termed it a “desperate attempt at damage control” that “hides all and reveals nothing”.

Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the proposed measures amounted to an admission that the exercise had been a “disaster”, warning that the “piecemeal” steps for deleted or at-risk voters would do little to mitigate what he called “mass disenfranchisement”.

Mr. Ramesh questioned several of the assurances given by the EC, including its plan to visit the homes of electors who have received notices instead of requiring them to attend public hearings.