SIR will create permanent class of excluded citizens: Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi, a Hyderabad parliamentarian, has criticized the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, accusing the Union government of creating a permanent class of excluded citizens. He claims that the SIR exercise has led to the deletion of nearly 6.5 crore names from electoral rolls across 13 States and Union Territories. Owaisi argues that this disenfranchisement will leave vulnerable communities exposed to arbitrary government action, and that the excluded individuals are predominantly Muslims, women, migrants, and the poor.
- ▪The SIR exercise has deleted nearly 6.5 crore names from electoral rolls across 13 States and Union Territories.
- ▪Asaduddin Owaisi claims that the excluded individuals are predominantly Muslims, women, migrants, and the poor.
- ▪There are 27 lakh cases remaining under adjudication, and many people can reapply for enrolment through Form 6.
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Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and accused the Union government of creating a ‘permanent class of excluded Indians’ by means of this exercise.Taking to X, Mr. Owaisi, who is the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, maintained that the SIR exercise has led to deletion of nearly 6.5 crore names from electoral rolls across 13 States and Union Territories.The Union Government first carried out a document-driven SIR that deleted nearly 6.5 crore names from electoral rolls across 13 States and UTs.
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