Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- Accusing the state election machinery of forcing a massive disenfranchisement wave under the guise of an administrative clean-up, Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the poll panel, demanding an immediate two-month extension to the rapidly closing voter registration window.
Filing a formal representation with Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam, the opposition leadership warned that technical blackouts, administrative red tape, and severe holiday-season disruptions have effectively locked millions of citizens and young voters out of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Citing an unviable cutoff date of October 12, the Congress has dem...