Bengaluru, Oct. 29 -- Karnataka Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi has sparked a political debate by declaring that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted properly in Karnataka, even as Congress leaders have accused the exercise of targeting Muslim and Dalit voters.

His remarks have come at a politically sensitive time, with the Congress scheduled to stage a protest in New Delhi on November 1 against the SIR exercise and the Election Commission of India.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Jarkiholi said he had no objections to the SIR process conducted in Karnataka. However, he expressed reservations about the exercise in other states, including West Bengal, Maharashtra and Bihar.

He said the removal...