Congress leader questions Venkaiah Naidu's defence of EC over voter deletions

Hyderabad, Oct 11 (UNI) Pulipati Rajesh Kumar, chairman of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's Election Commission Coordination Committee, on Sunday questioned former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu's defence of the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, raising concerns about the deletion of eligible voters. In a statement, Rajesh Kumar said it was regrettable that Naidu had described concerns over indiscriminate voter deletions as a misconception, arguing that such remarks could undermine public confidence amid fears that eligible voters might be excluded from electoral rolls. Referring to reports of around 91 lakh voter deletions in West Bengal,…