Karnataka Minister meets protesters, promises to highlight concerns and demand extension of SIR deadline before ECI
Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy met with protesters at Freedom Park to address concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The government promised to represent the protesters' demands for a deadline extension to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Why it matters
The intervention reflects ongoing tensions regarding electoral transparency and the administrative processes governing voter rolls in India.
Under pressure from protesters demanding extension of the deadline for disposal of notices issued under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Karnataka, Minister Ramalinga Reddy went to Freedom Park in Bengaluru on September 1 and promised that the State Government would take up their demands with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka.
Civil society groups, led by actor Prakash Raj, were protesting against, what they termed, high number of deletions during SIR draft roll and the tight deadline for disposal of notices. The protesters had demanded that the Congress-led government in Karnataka meet the CEO and represent their concerns to the Election Commission.
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