Hyderabad, June 19 -- Expressing concern over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday, June 18, alleged that the current process, unlike the one undertaken in 2002, could result in the deletion of a large number of eligible voters.

Speaking at a round-table conference on the theme "SIR and the Right to Vote" at Makdoom Bhavan in Himayatnagar, Goud said the Election Commission has a responsibility to ensure that the voter verification exercise protects every eligible citizen's right to vote.

He said earlier revision exercises focused on improving the accuracy of electoral rolls while ensuring that no eligible voter's name ...