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New Delhi : Organizations and representatives from different parts of India came together to launch the NO SIR National Platform, calling for coordinated action against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its adverse impact on voters across several states.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking at a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, representatives from different Indian states shared their experiences of the SIR process and announced a joint programme of public verification, people\u2019s tribunals, meetings and other activities, while demanding the withdrawal and cancellation of the exercise.<\/p>\n
The platform said that experiences reported from different states point to a \u201cmassive manipulation and massacre of our voter list\u201d and a \u201crigged electoral system\u201d. It also expressed concern over declining public confidence in the Election Commission of India (ECI), citing statements and actions of members of the Commission.<\/p>\n
The platform called on organisations and movements across India to coordinate their efforts and continue state-level campaigns against the deletion or exclusion of eligible voters.<\/p>\n
The NO SIR National Platform put forward several demands before the BJP-led Indian government and the Election Commission, including scrapping the SIR and restoring the electoral rolls that existed before the revision; removing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and initiating criminal proceedings over illegal deletions of voters; amending the law governing the appointment of election commissioners; and reconstituting the ECI selection panel to reduce the ruling party\u2019s majority control.<\/p>\n
The platform also demanded that no further elections be held in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab on the basis of SIR-affected electoral rolls. It called for resetting voter lists affected by the SIR and subjecting them to public verification, as well as investigating concerns arising from the process and initiating appropriate proceedings wherever violations are established.<\/p>\n
The platform said that selective deletion of voters was not merely an electoral issue but could contribute to exclusion and social divisions. It further said that exclusion from electoral rolls could affect people\u2019s access to documents, entitlements and livelihood-related processes.<\/p>\n
Representatives particularly raised concerns about difficulties faced by people in obtaining caste certificates when they were unable to establish their inclusion in relevant records. \u201cMigrant workers, youth, OBCs, Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis are among those experiencing difficulties during the process,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
The platform said its campaign would involve a broad range of mass organisations, including trade unions and civil society groups working on democratic and electoral rights.<\/p>\n
The programmes announced by the NO SIR National Platform include a state-level meeting in Bengaluru on October 7; state-level meetings in Delhi from 8 to 10 October, a meeting of mass organisations on October 14; and a National People\u2019s Tribunal on SIR on October 15, bringing together affected persons from different states.<\/p>\n
The programme also includes continued state-wise public verification of electoral rolls in all SIR-affected states, state-level people\u2019s tribunals, case studies and documentation of individual experiences, and youth meetings as part of state-level mobilisation.<\/p>\n
The organisations said they would continue coordinating across states and bring state-specific evidence, case studies and testimonies into the national debate over electoral rolls, democratic rights and the functioning of the electoral system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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