Oppn raises SIR concerns in Gujarat assembly debate; Speaker allows limited discussion on exercise

GANDHINAGAR: (Feb 28) Congress and AAP MLAs on Saturday raised concerns in the Gujarat assembly over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including deletion of voters' names.

During a discussion in the House on an appropriation Bill authorising expenditure incurred in this fiscal for voter list revision, the Opposition flagged complaints about large numbers of Form 7 applications, meant for deletion of names from voter lists, being filed across constituencies without the knowledge of voters concerned.

The debate began after the BJP government sought passage of an appropriation Bill to regularise expenditure incurred on SIR-related work in the state.