[Marxistindia] Stop Flawed SIR

[news from the cpi(m)]

November 29, 2025

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Stop Flawed SIR

 

The CPI(M) reiterates its strong opposition to the manner in which the
Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls is being carried out across
the country. What was meant to be a routine, transparent and
citizen-friendly exercise has turned into a chaotic, arbitrary process that
threatens both the integrity of the voter rolls and the safety of those
forced to undertake that work.

 

The entire exercise is being conducted in a tearing hurry and poorly planned
manner. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been given impossible deadlines to
the complete the door-to-door verification. This haste has led to complaints
in several places of BLOs camping in some Party offices and asking voters to
visit them. All these will inevitably lead to mass exclusion and errors.

 

The immense pressure that has befallen on the BLOs has already claimed many
lives. They are working under crushing workloads, without adequate rest or
safeguards. These are not accidental casualties - they are the direct
outcome of an irresponsible and inhuman administrative process. 

 

It is also shocking that the Election Commission is not using its own
duplicate-voter detection software, a tool specifically created to ensure
accuracy and reduce manual burdens. This raises serious concerns about the
real intent and purpose behind the current revision. This is compounded by
the fact that both BLOs and ordinary voters who want to upload forms are
facing problems of internet connectivity, unstable servers, and repeated
technical failures. For many - especially for marginalised sections and in
rural areas - uploading a simple form has become an ordeal, effectively
creating new barriers to voter inclusion.

 

The Polit Bureau demands that the Election Commission immediately halt this
flawed process and stop the disenfranchisement of a large number of people.

 

 

Muralidharan

(For CPI(M) Central Committee Office)

 

 

 

 

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