Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said it was a misconception that only voters from the minority community were being struck off electoral rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Telangana, and alleged that the exercise was aimed at deleting the names of SCs, STs, and women as well.“The real conspiracy is to remove the names of SCs, STs, BCs, minorities and women in Telangana, 90% of whom are Congress voters,” he alleged while addressing a meeting of booth-level agents (BLAs) in Kodangal assembly constituency.The chief minister alleged that BJP and BRS joined hands to ensure these sections are excluded from the final SIR voter list in the state, particularly in Kodangal, with the objective of targeting him in his own constituency.“The two opposition parties have colluded to weaken Congress and me in Kodangal in a bid to stop me from leading state politics aggressively. The responsibility of politically burying the opposition lies with the people of Kodangal and the BLAs by ensuring all genuine voters’ names are retained on the electoral list. The names of the dead and those who have permanently migrated can be removed. Those who find their names in two constituencies can decide where they want to vote,” Revanth said.Congress-appointed BLAs must ensure that nearly 55,000 voters in Kodangal constituency, which means 22% of the total 2.51 lakh electors, who are yet to apply in SIR, must participate and ensure their names are on the SIR list and their applications submitted before July 30, he said..“If voters find their names missing from the electoral rolls, or if their names are struck off for want of documents or non-enrolment, they risk losing everything, including welfare scheme benefits. Those who have moved out of the constituency for livelihood or personal reasons should not assume they only need to vote in the next assembly election, which is nearly three years away. Whether you will be able to vote then is being decided now during the SIR,” Revanth said.Revanth further alleged that the BJP and BRS were conspiring against him in Kodangal by making “baseless allegations” about thousands of duplicate voters.“Despite having different names, BRS and BJP are two sides of the same coin. They are hatching a conspiracy to undermine my political grip on Kodangal constituency and weaken me in my own backyard,” he alleged.Losing one’s voting right means losing one’s identity. Party workers should also go door-to-door and ensure voter verification forms are filled and submitted. “Women should keep reminding the men that their Revanth anna has given them the task of 100% enrolment of genuine voters. Men should also listen to women who are soon going to get 33% quota in state assemblies and Parliament, and will become partners in ruling the state and country,” Revanth added.
