Samirpur (HP), Oct. 31 -- Senior BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today backed the Election Commission of India's decision to hold the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling it to be in the larger interest of the people and the democratic setup.
In a statement released here, Dhumal launched a sharp attack on opponents of the exercise, alleging that those currently opposing the drive know that once the revision is implemented, "their evil desires to return to power would be shattered and they would bite dust in the elections."The former Chief Minister explained that the SIR is a strategic, time-bound exercise by the ECI aimed at thoroughly updating, verifying, and correcting voter...