Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday alleged that officials conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had violated Election Commission guidelines in Ramanagara by gathering residents at a community hall instead of conducting a door-to-door verification of voters. He urged the poll authorities to initiate strict action against those responsible. In a statement shared by the office of Union Minister for Heavy Industries and St…
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Amaravati, July 1 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday declared that the next election in the state will be fought on MAVIGUN versus Amaravati. Making it clear that YSRCP stand by MAVIGUN, he told a news conference that the party would make it an election issue and include this in its manifesto.MAVIGUN is the state capital corridor proposed by Jagan Mohan Reddy. It comprises Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, and Guntur.“Next…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday urged officials involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to function impartially and not succumb to any political pressure during the voter verification process. “Officials should not yield to any kind of political pressure and must ensure that no ineligible person is included in the electoral rolls and that no eligible voter is excluded,” Bommai said.In a statement, Bomm…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the Congress-led state government of creating hurdles in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The SIR commenced across Karnataka on Tuesday, with more than 59,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) launching a month-long door-to-door verification exercise to ensure the state’s electoral rolls remain accurate, complete, and up to date.Speaking to reporters at the party’s state …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Pointing to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launching the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by filling out his own Enumeration Form, the BJP on Tuesday remarked that Congress leaders themselves “don’t take the party’s stand seriously”.The response comes after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that a joint letter, now signed by 23 political parties and one Independent MP, has been sent to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, r…
Hassan (Karnataka), June 30 (IANS) Booker Prize-winning Kannada author Banu Mushtaq on Tuesday said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was a simple and straightforward exercise, adding that her experience had dispelled fears that it was intended to harass citizens. She also appealed to officials to patiently guide the public through the enumeration process.She was speaking to the media after launching the SIR exercise in Hassan district from her residence in Hassan city,…
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) leader K. Kavitha on Monday demanded a clarification from the Election Commission of India regarding the presence of 1 lakh voters in the Kodangal constituency, represented by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy changing their details in the last one-and-a-half years. Citing official records and the evidence TRS compiled, she said that 1 lakh of the 2.46 lakh voters in Kodangal had their voter details modified in the last 18 months.The former M…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday submitted a complaint to State Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar, seeking urgent intervention against what it termed a parallel, unauthorised, and conflicting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process allegedly initiated by the Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC).The BJP delegation comprised Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BJP State Spokesperson Prakash Shesharagha…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A local leader from West Bengal’s Malda district has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case linked to the pre-poll SIR-related mob blockades, violence and detention of judicial officers that took place in April, officials said on Thursday.The arrested individual, Sayem Chowdhary alias Babu Chowdhary, is a resident of Mothbari in Malda. He was taken into custody by an NIA team after he was questioned at the agency’s branch office in Kolkata.Ac…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday warned of strict action against Congress party leaders not following the party instructions with regard to the ongoing process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electrical rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Participating in a Zoom meeting on SIR with party leaders, Chief Minister Reddy instructed Ministers, MLAs, MPs and constituency in-charges to be extra vigilant on SIR in the wake of the repor…