Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 10: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday delivered a forceful defence of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, asserting that the process has been an integral part of India’s electoral system since the early years of the Republic. He accused the Congress of spreading misinformation and reminded Parliament that SIR has long served as a tool to strengthen democracy, not weaken it.

Shah argued that a clean and accurate voter list is essential for free and fair elections, asking, “If the voter list is corrupt, how can elections be fair?” He noted that the Constitution clearly lays out the Election Commission’s authority to prepare, revise, or correct electoral rolls, emphasising that these provisions predate the existe

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