Owaisi criticises denial of welfare benefits to people excluded from voters list post SIR
Asaduddin Owaisi has criticized the reported denial of welfare benefits to individuals excluded from electoral rolls in West Bengal. He argues that welfare access should not be contingent on voter registration when Aadhaar verification is available.
Why it matters
This raises significant questions about the intersection of digital identity, electoral rights, and social welfare access in India.
Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled to be conducted in Telangana this month, Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday (January 6, 2026) criticised the reported denial of welfare benefits to people excluded after the exercise in West Bengal. He questioned why access to rations, other government schemes be contingent upon a person’s name being on the voter list when Aadhaar-based verification already exists.
The article focuses on the critique of government policy regarding marginalized groups, reflecting a social-justice perspective.
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