Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility NEW DELHI: Citing data to flag issues in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Congress Sunday alleged the exercise was actually a massive “Shah instigated removal of voters” and an “assault on Constitution”.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility and shifted the burden onto citizens to produce documents it may never have provided them. A test that the overwhelming majority of citizens cannot pass is just a machine for exclusion.”Over the first two phases of SIR, names of 7.8 crore voters were deleted, he said. “The deletion rate as a proportion of the pre-SIR electoral roll is 13%,” Ramesh said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Paise Ki Garmi’: Akhilesh Yadav Expels SP Leaders From Meet After They Clash In His PresenceDelhi SIR: EAM Jaishankar, LK Advani, Kejriwal, Top Poll Official Sandhu, SEBI Chief Get NoticesHigh Alert In 5 Jammu Districts As Security Forces Search For Injured Jaish Terrorist‘India Growing Under PM Modi’: Muslim Clerics Condemn Hamid Ansari’s ‘Hindu Extremism’ RemarksB35 Bullet Train: India To Make Own 350 Kmph High-Speed Trains By 2030, Match Japan’s E10On CCTV: BMW Loses Control On Mumbai Coastal Road, Falls From Bridge; 3 Dead, 1 injured‘Party Of Jokers’: BJP Slams Congress Over PM Modi’s Mimicry At Rahul Gandhi’s Indore EventDoval Recalls Chinese Capture Of Intelligence Team During Border MissionFrom NSUI Ticket Snub To DUSU Victory: Deepanshu Shokeen Wins VP Post, Defeats ABVP RivalSaayoni Ghosh Bats For TMC Congress Alliance, Calls For ‘True Partnership’ Ahead Of Nandigram Bypoll123Photostories10 baby names that symbolise peace, calm and serenity5 lessons on dealing with anger without suppressing what you feelShiva Balaji – Navdeep to Sanjana – Immanuel: Cherished friendships in Bigg Boss TeluguOptical illusion personality test: What you see first claims to reveal whether you want a loyal or an adventurous partnerFrom Vietnam to Bali: 5 countries to visit this October from DelhiSabumon to Ranjini Haridas: Check out the ‘then and now’ looks of Bigg Boss Malayalam 1 contestantsFrom his Bollywood debut in Maine Pyaar Kiya to almost missing out on Jethalal, almost getting selected for ‘Champaklal’s role’: Lesser-known facts about Taarak Mehta’s Dilip Joshi5 little things that tell your partner “I still choose you”Why may vitamin C serum not be enough for your skin? Know what your skincare routine is missingSobhita Dhulipala turns heads in a red khadi saree that puts Tamil tradition on the fashion map123Hot PicksLPG Aadhar RuleAjit DovalGTA 6Navya ShekhawatCBSE Date SheetShapoor MistryDelhi rapeNSE IPOSwatantra BhardwajTop TrendingJ&K Congress ProtestVaishno Devi HelipadIndian Bullet TrainSuchika TariyalPat CumminsHeiress Gracie HuntNolan WellsHouthis Missile AttackIIT Bombay Student DeathPayal Mehta Death
Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility
NEW DELHI: Citing data to flag issues in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Congress Sunday alleged the exercise was actually a massive “Shah instigated removal of voters” and an “assault on Constitution”.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility and shifted the burden onto citizens to produce documents it may never have provided them. A test that the overwhelming majority of citizens cannot pass is just a machine for exclusion.”Over the first two phases of SIR, names of 7.8 crore voters were deleted, he said. “The deletion rate as a proportion of the pre-SIR electoral roll is 13%,” Ramesh said.
