India, June 4 -- The problem of illegal infiltration is multi-dimensional - economic, social, political, and administrative - demanding a comprehensive, coordinated national response

The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently undertook a significant initiative called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to clean up electoral rolls across the country. The exercise aimed at correcting longstanding deficiencies - including the wrongful inclusion of foreign nationals, failure to remove deceased voters' names, duplicate entries, and discrepancies caused by frequent migration. Where foreign nationals appeared on the rolls, their names were automatically deleted, as they were unable to furnish proof of citizenship. After resolving objectio...