Election roll revision row: Congress demands 60-day extension, cites severe tech glitches, overburdened BLOs

Mumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Accusing the state election machinery of forcing a massive disenfranchisement wave under the guise of an administrative clean-up, Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the poll panel, demanding an immediate two-month extension to the rapidly closing voter registration window. Filing a formal representation with Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam, the opposition leadership warned that technical blackouts, administrative red tape, and severe holiday-season disruptions have effectively locked millions of citizens and young voters out of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Citing an unviable cutoff date of October 12,…