India, July 12 -- BJP alleges security risks, Congress defends residency certificates as constitutional and voter-friendly.

The political debate in Karnataka has intensified over whether the Congress government led by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is jeopardising national security, with the Opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alleging that the State government's role during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its decision to introduce Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) have raised serious concerns. The Congress government has strongly rejected the allegations, describing them as politically motivated.The NDA claims that the controversy surrounding the SIR exercise escalated after the Congre...