Awareness campaign against SIR flagged off in Shivamogga

‘Eddelu Karnataka’ (wake up Karnataka), a civilian nine collective, launched an consciousness run against the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls connected Saturday.

K.P. Sripal, an advocate, flagging disconnected the march successful Shivamogga, said that each national has the close to vote. Under the guise of the SIR, efforts are being made to contradict radical their close to vote. In West Bengal and different States, those whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls were predominantly minorities, Dalits and Adivasis, helium alleged.

The run aims to make consciousness astir the SIR and however voters tin support their electoral rights. “Many voters person had their names deleted owed to insignificant discrepancies successful their Aadhaar cards. There person been efforts to azygous retired governmental opponents truthful that their names tin beryllium deleted,” Mr. Sripal alleged.

Karnataka Raitha Sangha person H.R. Basavarajappa, Eddel Karnataka typical K.L. Ashok, and others led the protest. The run would screen parts of Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Chitradurga, and Davangere districts.