By withdrawing objections, BJP admitted to misusing SIR process, says Satish Jarkiholi

Satish Jarkiholi | Photo Credit: File Photo

“Across the State, BJP workers are withdrawing the objections that they had filed against the inclusion of eligible voters under the Election Commission (EC) of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This clearly shows that the BJP is admitting that it was misusing the SIR exercise to target and delete voters from deprived groups and some communities,” Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi said on Monday.

“BJP leaders and followers have been filing a large number of third-party objections in bulk. They have not only violated the procedure for filing objections, but they have also tried to intimidate officers and create confusion in the minds of the people,” he said, adding, “A look at their objections shows that they were deliberately trying to target vulnerable groups of voters. However, when Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other leaders protested in front of the EC office in Bengaluru and BLAs started filing FIRs, BJP leaders are withdrawing their objections. This clearly shows that our allegations against them were not false.”