Congress seeks speedy disposal of pending SIR cases in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Nov 12 (UNI) The Jharkhand Congress on Thursday demanded speedy and transparent disposal of pending cases under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing a large number of unresolved mapping discrepancies and applications. Congress general secretaries Suryakant Shukla and Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo attended a meeting convened by Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar with representatives of recognised political parties to discuss the SIR process. Speaking after the meeting, the Congress leaders said the Election Commission had extended the SIR deadline following the party's sustained efforts. They said a joint meeting of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and…