As the Election Commission (EC) extended on Thursday (December 11) the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union Territories (UTs), excluding West Bengal, its chief minister on the same day launched a scathing attack on the Modi government and particularly the country’s home minister, Amit Shah.

The EC, which decided to extend the timeline following requests from the respective states’ and UTs’ chief electoral officers, issued the revised schedule for SIR in the states of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and the UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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The enumeration period for these states and UTs was to conclude on T

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