JD (S) leader questions Congress party’s anxiety over SIR
JD (S) leader S. R. Mahesh criticized the Congress party's concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list conducted by the Election Commission of India. He questioned the Congress's victory in the 2023 Assembly elections and accused them of political vendetta against his party leader, H. D. Kumaraswamy. Mahesh emphasized that SIR is a necessary process to ensure the accuracy of the electoral rolls and challenged the Congress's apprehensions about it.
- ▪S. R. Mahesh questioned the Congress party's anxiety over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list.
- ▪He accused the Congress of pursuing a politics of vendetta against H. D. Kumaraswamy.
- ▪Mahesh stated that SIR aims to revise electoral rolls by removing duplicate entries and deceased voters.
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Former Minister and JD (S) leader S. R. Mahesh on Tuesday questioned the Congress party’s anxiety over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) taken up by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Addressing a press conference in Mysuru, Mr. Mahesh said the Congress party’s apprehensions over SIR, an exercise conducted to revise the voters’ list, has raised doubts over the party’s victory during the Assembly elections held in 2023. “We have now started having doubts over how you were able to win the Assembly elections of 2023,” he said.SIR is aimed at revising the electoral rolls by removing the multiple entries of voters and those who had died.
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