New Delhi, May 19 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls should be conducted with transparency, fairness and accountability to ensure that no eligible voter is excluded from the democratic process.

In a statement issued in Chandigarh, Mann said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would closely monitor the voter verification exercise in Punjab and deploy party workers at polling booths alongside Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

The Chief Minister referred to concerns raised in several states regarding alleged deletion of genuine votes and irregularities during electoral roll verification.

Mann said public confidence in democratic institutions could be affected if concerns relating to voter ...