Brainstorming meeting today

The Congress volition clasp a brainstorming gathering connected Sunday to deliberate connected the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), aft which the State authorities is expected to outline its ceremonial presumption connected the exercise.

Sources told The Hindu that the enactment is besides apt to constitute to the Election Commission of India flagging “logical discrepancies” successful the SIR process. If the effect is not satisfactory, the enactment is considering ineligible options, including approaching the apex court.

Congress has called its legislators, erstwhile legislators, defeated candidates and elder leaders for the meeting, wherever the SIR workout volition beryllium discussed successful detail. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and AICC wide caput successful complaint of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala are expected to participate, sources said.

Speaking connected the discussions held truthful far, a elder person said the Cabinet had examined SIR and imaginable ineligible options. “The Election Commission has immunity. We discussed whether we tin attack the Supreme Court and petition it to intervene successful finalising the voters’ list. Several aspects of SIR, including those already successful the nationalist domain, were discussed,” helium said.