Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today questioned the credibility of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, alleging that residents of disputed border villages in Koraput and Malkangiri districts continue to hold voter identity cards issued by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Addressing a joint press conference here, senior BJD leaders Devi Prasad Mishra and Bijay Nayak accused the BJP government of failing to ensure an accurate electoral roll despite the revision exercise and demanded corrective measures to prevent dual registration and protect eligible voters.
Mishra questioned how residents of villages in the disputed Kotia region of Koraput district and Jumdang in Malkangiri district could c...