SIR turning voter verification into exclusion, KPCC alleges

Bengaluru, Sept 17 (UNI) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka is turning into a potential exercise in voter exclusion rather than mere verification, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) alleged on Thursday, citing glaring discrepancies in a polling part and seeking an immediate statewide review. In a representation to the Chief Electoral Officer, KPCC Media and Communication Department Chairman and former MLC Ramesh Babu said the discrepancies reported during SIR raised serious questions about whether eligible voters could be left out because of mapping errors, incorrect classification or administrative lapses. The Congress cited Assembly Constituency No.…