Meet calls upon people to shun SIR exercise
A meeting in Tirupati addressed concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India. Speakers criticized the initiative as an attempt to undermine democratic principles and remove a significant number of voters from the electoral list. They called for public unity against what they described as oppressive policies of the current government.
- ▪The meeting was titled 'Challenges facing the Indian Constitution' and was held in Tirupati.
- ▪Speakers claimed that the SIR was aimed at removing votes from the voter list as part of oppressive policies.
- ▪Economic analyst Parakala Prabhakar warned that 16.5 crore voters could be removed from the list soon.
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Speakers at the meeting titled, ‘Challenges facing the Indian Constitution’, organised in Tirupati on Sunday appealed to the public to join the tirade against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls taken up by the Election Commission of India (ECI), claiming it as an attempt to thwart democratic principles.The meeting was attended by economic analyst Parakala Prabhakar, who called upon the public to shun SIR as it was “solely aimed at removing votes from the voter list,” which, he said, was part of the “oppressive policies” of the NDA government at the Centre.
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