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DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said connected Sunday that conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls erstwhile the Assembly predetermination was lone a fewer months distant would beryllium a specified instrumentality to delete the names of genuine voters. “It was done successful Bihar, and the Election Commission seeks to bash it successful different States,” helium said, chairing a multi-party gathering organised by the DMK and its allies successful Chennai. A full of 40 parties took portion astatine the meeting.
Mr. Stalin said that voting is the assemblage and psyche of democracy, and that close is facing a threat. “It is the work of governmental parties and antiauthoritarian forces to stave disconnected this danger. We are not against reforms, but the SIR, which deprived radical of their voting rights successful Bihar, is being introduced successful galore States, including Tamil Nadu. It is the request of the hr to explicit Tamil Nadu’s objections to the exercise,” helium said.
The Chief Minister said cipher denied that genuine electoral rolls were indispensable for a escaped and just election. “However, capable clip should beryllium fixed for the exercise. It tin beryllium done lone successful an situation escaped from tension,” helium said.
‘No provision’
Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani said determination was nary proviso successful the Constitution for conducting the SIR crossed a State oregon successful respective States. “There is nary proviso for a booth-level officer,” helium said.
TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai said the Election Commission had included 90 lakh voters successful the electoral rolls of Maharashtra successful 5 months. “There are nary due addresses oregon fathers’ names [of these voters] successful the rolls,” helium said.
MDMK general caput Vaiko said it was unfortunate that the governmental enactment that was successful powerfulness earlier (the AIADMK) and immoderate others had stayed distant from the gathering and expressed themselves successful favour of the SIR. “If the SIR is allowed, implicit 75 lakh voters from different States volition beryllium voting successful the predetermination successful Tamil Nadu. The BJP, which is targeting Tamil Nadu, is down the SIR for its ain advantage,” helium said.
CPI(M) State caput P. Shanmugam said the SIR was a unsafe measurement that would contradict radical their voting rights. “We request to make consciousness among the people. We person been raising our voices against the anti-Tamil Nadu policies of the BJP government. We should astatine slightest organise a objection to explicit our objection to the SIR,” helium said.
‘Against citizenship’
VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan said the SIR was not against the voting rights but against citizenship. “We request to recognize the authorities down it. The nonsubjective of the BJP is not simply to contradict voting rights; it is keen connected creating the National Register of Citizens to fulfil its agenda, and the enactment is utilizing the Election Commission for that purpose. We request to devise immoderate bold governmental strategies,” helium alleged.
