Which forces want these names in voters list? Which parties benefited from it? Which party and family created a system keeping such names in the voters’ lists for decades? Why was SIR not held regularly all these decades? Nation wants answers: BL SANTOSH BJP general secretary (Organisation) NEW DELHI: Amid a row over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, BJP on Friday stepped up its defence of the exercise by citing large-scale anomalies which are behind a big chunk of notices and targeted the Opposition for turning a legitimate process into an issue.Citing data, a combative BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh said less than nine months’ difference among siblings is behind 6.4% of the notices issued in Delhi, while 2.5% pertain to the gap between the age of voter and parents being more than 50 years.He said 5% of notices were triggered as difference between the age of voter and parent is less than 15 years, while 4.2% notices stemmed from someone having six or more children.In 2.3% of cases, difference between the age of voter and grandparents is less than 40 years, Santhosh pointed out. He said, “Are you wondering why there’s so much political storm over SIR? These are reasons. Which forces want these names to remain in the voters list? Which parties benefited from this voters’ list all these years? Which party and family created a system which kept such names in voters’ lists for decades? Why was SIR not held regularly all these decades? Nation wants answers for these.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines”The aggressive response, though in keeping with BJP’s stand that poll rolls needed to be cleansed to strike off illegal immigrants, the deceased and the doubly registered, stood out because it coincided with Opposition’s attack on CEC Gyanesh Kumar for allegedly making decisions unilaterally about SIR which, according to it, is aimed at manipulating voter lists.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘A Terrorist Country Asking Me That Question’: Jaishankar’s Sharp Reply To Pak Journalist At UN’SIR’ Under Fire? IIT-Bombay, Election Commission Face Accountability Questions | PrasangMassive Protest Erupts At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Against Gyanesh Kumar Over EC-SIR RowUAPA ‘Missing’: What Allowed VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians To Leave India? The Legal Gap Explained‘Made In UP’ Missiles Giving Pakistan Sleepless Nights: Amit Shah On BrahMosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data Shows123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court
NEW DELHI: Amid a row over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, BJP on Friday stepped up its defence of the exercise by citing large-scale anomalies which are behind a big chunk of notices and targeted the Opposition for turning a legitimate process into an issue.Citing data, a combative BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh said less than nine months’ difference among siblings is behind 6.4% of the notices issued in Delhi, while 2.5% pertain to the gap between the age of voter and parents being more than 50 years.He said 5% of notices were triggered as difference between the age of voter and parent is less than 15 years, while 4.2% notices stemmed from someone having six or more children.In 2.3% of cases, difference between the age of voter and grandparents is less than 40 years, Santhosh pointed out. He said, “Are you wondering why there’s so much political storm over SIR? These are reasons. Which forces want these names to remain in the voters list? Which parties benefited from this voters’ list all these years? Which party and family created a system which kept such names in voters’ lists for decades? Why was SIR not held regularly all these decades? Nation wants answers for these.
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“The aggressive response, though in keeping with BJP’s stand that poll rolls needed to be cleansed to strike off illegal immigrants, the deceased and the doubly registered, stood out because it coincided with Opposition’s attack on CEC Gyanesh Kumar for allegedly making decisions unilaterally about SIR which, according to it, is aimed at manipulating voter lists.
