Karnataka Protests Erupt Against Election Commission’s Voter Verification Drive
मुख्य बातें
- •The *Karnataka Pratirodha* coalition will stage statewide protests on May 30 against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.
- •Leaders claim the verification process is overly complex and disproportionately affects women, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and migrant workers.
- •Key demands include a six-month appeal window, public scrutiny via Gram Sabhas, and machine-readable voter lists for transparency.
- •Organizers warn that software-based “logical discrepancy” checks may lead to arbitrary deletions without adequate transparency.
Kalaburagi, May 28: A coalition of social and political organizations in Karnataka has called for a statewide protest on Saturday under the banner *Karnataka Pratirodha* (Karnataka Resistance) against the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest, organized by the *SIR Virodhi Jatyatita Pakshagalu–Janapara Sanghatanegala Okkuta* (Alliance Against Special Intensive Revision of Caste-Neutral Mass Organizations), targets what they describe as a flawed and exclusionary voter verification process that could strip many eligible citizens of their voting rights.
