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Odisha CM Majhi Defends EC's Electoral Roll Revision, Slams Congress
- •Odisha CM Majhi defended the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stating it is transparent and uses digital technology.
- •Majhi clarified that the 13 crore voters figure includes deceased, absent, shifted, and multiple-registered voters, not simple deletions.
- •He accused Congress of attempting to discredit constitutional institutions like the Election Commission, judiciary, and media.
- •The CM criticized Congress's stance, stating they question democracy only when they lose elections.
- •This comes amidst reports of objections raised by Election Commissioners regarding SIR and other electoral matters, which the EC maintains were part of standard decision-making.
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Authorities shifted 10,373 people to safer locations, set up 89 relief camps, and operated 72 free kitchen centres while deploying ODRAF and fire service teams. Additionally, schools from Class 1 to Class 12 were ordered closed in seven Mayurbhanj blocks as a precautionary measure.
Chief Minister Majhi defended the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, stating it was conducted transparently using digital technology. He explained that the 13 crore voters figure included 2.8 crore deceased persons, 3 crore absent voters, 6.3 crore shifted voters, and 1 crore people registered at multiple locations.
Heavy monsoon rains and rising river levels triggered flooding across 13 districts in Odisha, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Bolangir, and Jagatsinghpur.