PoliticsPhoto: Hindustan TimesKarnataka Congress Minister Defends Electoral Roll Deletions
Congress leader and minister Satish Jarkiholi defended the deletion of 9.93 million names from Karnataka's electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He stated the exercise was legitimate and should have been similarly conducted in West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Bihar. The deletions included voters who had died, shifted, or were duplicates. His remarks came amid protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged SIR irregularities.
Hindustan Times··Bengaluru


