SIR: Congress raises concerns over notice to ex-MP’s grandson and KPCC office-bearer
The Congress party has formally objected to an election notice issued to a party official during the electoral roll revision process in Hubballi-Central. They allege that the discrepancy in family mapping is a targeted attempt to disenfranchise opposition supporters and marginalized communities.
Why it matters
Allegations of electoral roll manipulation strike at the core of democratic integrity and highlight ongoing tensions between political parties and election authorities.
The Congress party has raised objections to a notice issued by election authorities to the grandson of former Member of Parliament B.M. Mujahid and KPCC office-bearer Shahjaman Mujahid amid the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls.
In a press release, Vidyanagar Block Congress Committee president Rajat Ullagaddimath said that Mr. Mujahid, who is also the co-convener of the KPCC Protocol Committee and the party’s Booth Level Agent-2 (BLA-2) at polling station No. 170 in the Hubballi-Central Assembly constituency, had been issued a notice reportedly over discrepancies relating to family mapping in the electoral records.
As per the notice, Mr. Mujahid’s name does not appear in the family mapping records. However, the authorities have not found any problem with the names of his father Rizwan, mother and younger brother who reside in the same house with him, and their names appear in the draft roll.
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