Chandigarh, July 16 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab, Karnataka, Telangana and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, giving booth-level officers additional time to complete door-to-door verification. Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra said now, the house-to-house enumeration phase in the state will continue till August 3, instead of July 24. The CEO said the draft electoral rolls will be published on August 13. Claims and objections can be submitted from August 13 to September 12, while disposal of objections will continue from August 13 to October 8. The final electoral rolls will be published on October 12, she added. Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday submitted a representation to the ECI and Punjab CEO, alleging illegal activities being carried out by certain government officials and BLOs during the ongoing SIR exercise. In his letter, Dhillon alleged that some officials were collecting data related to various Punjab government welfare schemes and encouraging people to avail of benefits under those schemes. He further alleged that at several places, BLOs were demanding unauthorised documents from tenant voters, such as registered rent agreements or affidavits from landlords, even though no such requirement existed in ECI's prescribed guidelines. HTC...