‘Simon Go Back’ then, ‘Sir Go Back’ in coming days, says Revanth

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy drew a parallel between the 1928 anti-Simon Commission agitation and the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying a similar nationwide movement could emerge against the exercise in the coming days.

Addressing a conclave in New Delhi on the theme ‘India’s Next Chapter’, Mr. Revanth said, “Just as the country united under the slogan ‘Simon Go Back’, it will unite under the slogan ‘Sir Go Back’ in the coming days,” adding that leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and M.K. Stalin could come together on the issue.

The Chief Minister alleged that decisions relating to electoral rolls were being centralised with the Election Commission and claimed that artificial intelligence was being used in the process.