When you cannot convince people, confuse them: Fadnavis hits out at Rahul over SIR

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (September 28, 2026) defended the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations and saying political parties had adequate mechanisms to flag errors in electoral rolls.

Speaking at a press conference in Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis said every political party could appoint Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to scrutinise voter lists and raise objections over wrongful deletions, inclusions, or missing names.

“Every party has the opportunity. At every booth, you can appoint your Booth Level Agent,” he said, adding that BLAs could raise objections over individual names on electoral rolls.

He accused the Opposition of questioning the process instead of participating in it and said voters whose names were left out could also subsequently file objections.