Bhubaneswar, July 5 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has sounded an alarm over the recently published draft electoral roll in Odisha, alleging that the names of over 20 lakh voters have been excluded from the list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.

Following the release of the draft roll on Sunday, BJD Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra spoke to ANI, expressing deep concern over the scale of deletions.

"Today, in accordance with the schedule, the draft electoral roll has been released following the initial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process," Mishra stated. "Before this, we had raised our concerns with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha regarding the data indicating that over 20 lakh voters have not been ...