Hyderabad, Oct. 28: Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has accused the BJP-led Central government of facilitating voter deletions under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Ponguleti alleged that the Centre was using the Election Commission to remove voters’ names. He said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge had been raising concerns over SIR for the past two years.
The minister claimed that allegations of voter deletions had now gained significance. He said the Congress was demanding a re-examination of deleted names and restoration of voting rights to eligible voters.
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He also criticised the Centre and the Election Commission, accusing them of failing to address the concerns.
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Ponguleti announced that the INDIA bloc would organise protests across the country on November 1 against the alleged deletion of voters’ names.
The minister also alleged that the Centre had not granted permission for the alliance to travel by train for its planned programmes. He claimed that the INDIA bloc had faced difficulties over the issue for the past ten days.
Questioning the denial of trains and coaches, Ponguleti said the railways did not belong exclusively to the Central government or the BJP.
He said the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee had organised protests on October 28 over the non-allocation of trains and coaches.
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The minister warned that the Congress would continue exposing what it described as irregularities by the Central government.
However, Ponguleti’s allegations of deliberate voter deletion remain political claims. The concerns relate to the ongoing debate over electoral-roll revisions and the need to ensure that eligible voters retain their voting rights.
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