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BK Hariprasad Slams Rajeev Chandrasekhar Over ECI's SIR Process
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News18•27-09-2026, 09:37
BK Hariprasad Slams Rajeev Chandrasekhar Over ECI's SIR Process
  • •Karnataka Congress president B K Hariprasad questioned BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
  • •The political dispute centers on the functioning of the poll panel and electoral transparency.
  • •Hariprasad cited reported objections from Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
  • •Concerns raised include aspects of electoral-roll management, voter additions and deletions, Form 6, and handling of electoral-roll data.

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Karnataka Congress president B K Hariprasad questioned BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar regarding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, pointing to concerns over electoral-roll management, voter additions and deletions, and Form 6 data handling.

Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly raised objections concerning various aspects of electoral-roll management, including voter additions, deletions, and the handling of Form 6 and related roll data.

Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar stated that while there is no objection to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls itself, the state opposes its misuse for political purposes and emphasized that all eligible citizens must be allowed to vote.