Congress creating hurdles for SIR in State, says Bellad
Opposition leaders in Karnataka have criticized the state government's handling of the Special Intensive Revision process and the issuance of Permanent Residency Certificates. They allege that the process is being manipulated to protect illegal infiltrators.
Why it matters
The debate highlights ongoing political tensions regarding citizenship, immigration, and administrative transparency in Indian state politics.
Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Arvind Bellad has said that the Congress is creating hurdles for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and it has no authority to issue Permanent Residency Certificates (PRCs).
Addressing a press conference in Hubballi on Saturday, Mr. Bellad took exception to the State government issuing Permanent Residence Certificates to residents and said that citizenship is an issue to be decided by the Union government and the State government did not have the authority to any such certifying permanent residency of citizens.
Mr. Bellad said that enumeration forms are being filled in mosques, churches and the residences of Congress legislators thus, defeating the very purpose of conducting the SIR. He said that after the completion of SIR, data will be available on the number of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators in the State.
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