CM Revanth Reddy Sounds SIR Alert

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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday expressed concern over the possible impact of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on vulnerable sections such as Dalits, minorities, women, tribal communities and migrant workers, and called upon Congress leaders and cadre to launch a coordinated grassroots campaign to prevent deletion of genuine voters.

Addressing party leaders and functionaries at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad, Revanth Reddy said the growing awareness among Congress leaders regarding the implications of SIR was a “positive development” and stressed the need for the party machinery to stay alert and active at the booth level.

The Chief Minister warned that the SIR process could particularly affect Lambadas, Adivasis and migrant labourers, especially in constituencies where large-scale migration had taken place. He also pointed out that women voters could face difficulties during the revision process and cautioned that votes belonging to Dalits, minorities and women were at risk of being deleted if proper vigilance was not maintained.

“We must develop complete awareness about the problems arising from SIR and the solutions to them,” he said, while urging party leaders to educate voters and assist them during the verification process.

Drawing parallels with the Congress digital membership drive, Revanth Reddy recalled that the party had successfully enrolled 45 lakh digital members within 90 days with the support of booth-level enrollers. He said the same network and organisational model should now be deployed to monitor the SIR exercise and ensure that no genuine voter loses their voting rights.

He also proposed the appointment of dedicated in-charges for all 119 Assembly constituencies and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies to supervise the exercise closely. In-charges must compulsorily remain active within their constituencies and continuously monitor developments at the grassroots level. “If the in-charges work properly, not even a single vote will be deleted,” he asserted.

The Chief Minister also instructed ministers serving as party in-charges to dedicate one full day every 10 days exclusively for party activities and grassroots interaction. He said ministers should personally meet party workers in the field and strengthen coordination with local leaders and booth-level cadre.

Revanth Reddy announced that he too would regularly interact with party workers at the grassroots level once every 10 days and reserve three days every month specifically for party-related activities and meetings with cadre.

Calling for discipline and collective responsibility, he said there should be no exemptions for anyone in participating in party programmes. “Ministers, MLAs, MPs, MLCs and corporation chairpersons — everyone must work for the party,” he said, adding that even he should not be treated as an exception. Revanth Reddy concluded by emphasising that only when leaders actively reach out to people at the grassroots level will party workers effectively mobilise at the booth level, making organisational coordination crucial in the coming months.