Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday called for collective efforts to protect citizens’ voting rights amid concerns surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters after participating in the ‘Congress Nade, Mata Rakshane Kade’ (Congress March for Protection of Votes) programme organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in Devanahalli, Shivakumar said no citizen s…
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Dehradun, May 24 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday chaired a review meeting here over preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttarakhand, an official said. During the meeting held at the State Guest House in Bijapur, CEC Kumar said that the primary objective of SIR is to purify the voter list by identifying “absent, shifted, deceased, duplicate, and overseas voters”.The CEC appealed to all voters to provide latest passport size …
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) Former Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, saying that the electoral exercise is aimed at ensuring that only genuine Indian citizens are allowed to vote. Speaking to reporters on Saturday in Bengaluru, Poojary alleged that criticism of the SIR process by the Congress was “politically motivated” and urged the party to support the initiative instead of spreadin…
Dehradun, May 23 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Uttarkashi on Saturday to review polling booths and assess the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) activities in the border district of Uttarakhand. On his arrival, Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer, Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam, welcomed CEC Kumar.During the visit, the CEC inspected a polling booth in Harsil and held a detailed interaction with the Booth Level Officer (BLO). He sought information regarding t…
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, on Monday announced the postponement of the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET), which was earlier scheduled to be held on May 29, following appeals from teachers engaged in multiple national duties, including Census and SIR-related assignments.Addressing a public programme in Damas in North Garo Hills district, the Chief Minister said a delegation of teachers had recently met him and expressed concerns over the difficulti…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Friday alleged that the Congress was opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as it feared losing the support of “Bangladeshi Muslim voters” in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference, Ashoka claimed that there were more than 10 lakh Bangladeshi nationals living in Karnataka and challenged anyone to disprove his allegation.“Recently, the Police Commissioner spent Rs 65 lakh to depo…
Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised the Centre over the hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that the BJP government had increased fuel prices repeatedly after coming to power.Interacting with reporters here, Siddaramaiah said: “We had been saying from the beginning that petrol and diesel prices would increase after the elections. BJP leaders criticised us even for a slight increase in fuel prices in Karnataka, despite our rates being lower t…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 States and three Union Territories. It said this is going to be a major nationwide exercise aimed at strengthening the accuracy and transparency of voter lists.According to the Commission, the Phase-III schedule of the SIR has been finalised while keeping in view the availability of the common field machinery cur…
Amaravati, May 7 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has sought complete transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh.YSRCP General Secretary and MLC Lella Appi Reddy has written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh requesting that recognised political parties be provided with the complete list of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and voter data in a searchable digital format.Appi Reddy urged the CEO to share constituency-wise and booth-…
Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that Muslims in India should develop their independent political leadership to become citizens with rights, instead of being mere voters for “so-called secular parties”.Reacting to the results of the Assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, the Hyderabad MP told media persons here that the “so-called secular parties” have failed to stop the BJP.“I want to reiterate that Muslims should try to create their o…