PANAJI
BJP State President Damodar Naik on Saturday hit out at the Congress over its criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the Opposition was using the exercise to create a political narrative ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Naik said SIR was not a process introduced by the BJP and argued that revision of electoral rolls was necessary to account for voters who had died, shifted residence or were otherwise no longer eligible to remain on the rolls. “SIR is not a creation or baby of the BJP. SIR has been an integral part of the electoral process since the country gained independence and held its first election in 1952,” Naik said.
He claimed that the exercise had been delayed and should be undertaken periodically to ensure that electoral rolls remain updated. “This is the eighth SIR. It was delayed by 8-10 years; in fact, delayed by 23 years. It ought to happen systematically every 10 years across the entire country, because names change, many people pass away, shift locations, or insert bogus or fake names,” he said.
