Varanasi, Nov. 2 -- BJP MP Sambit Patra on Monday defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise was part of an ongoing process to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter lists and was not being conducted for the first time under the BJP-led government.

Addressing a press conference in Varanasi, Patra said the SIR exercise beginning in 2025 was the 12th such revision in the country, with 10 exercises conducted during the Congress era and two under the present government.

"Today, from this land of Kashi, I would like to explain the 'SIR' (Special Intensive Revision) process to you and address the questions that have been raised, as well as the allegations levelled against us. One might ask: is th...