Like Kerala, T.N. government should pass resolution in State Assembly to scrap SIR, says CPI (M) politburo member
CPI (M) leader G. Ramakrishnan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to pass a resolution in the State Assembly to scrap the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He alleges that the BJP-led Union government has used the process to unfairly delete millions of voters.
Why it matters
The controversy over electoral roll management touches on fundamental concerns regarding democratic integrity and voter disenfranchisement.
Like Kerala, T.N. government should pass resolution in State Assembly to scrap SIR, says CPI (M) politburo member G. Ramakrishnan alleged that the BJP-led Union government has used SIR to delete around 13.5 crore voters from the electoral rolls in the country VELLORE Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member G. Ramakrishnan on Sunday said that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay should introduce and adopt a resolution in the State Legislative Assembly to scrap the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Addressing reporters after participating in a free medical camp for construction workers in Vellore town, Mr.
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