Owaisi seeks 4-week extension for electoral roll claims in Telangana

Telangana SIR: Owaisi demands four-week extension for claims and objections period

Hyderabad, September 9

Owaisi visited various SIR Centres in the Karwan constituency in Hyderabad on Tuesday and alleged that individuals with six or more children have been issued notices.

He said, "In the Karwan Assembly constituency, in total, 100,223 people in the constituency have received notices... The Election Commission made a decision yesterday to grant a 21-day extension. My demand to the Election Commission is that a 21-day extension is insufficient. They should extend the period by at least another four weeks."

On September 7, the Election Commission revised the schedule for the SIR exercise in Telangana. According to the revised schedule, the claims and objections period will conclude on October 7, instead of September 16. The final electoral rolls will be published on November 9.

Further, Owaisi alleged that several individuals who are alive were marked as deceased in the draft list.

"There are many individuals who are alive but are marked as deceased in the records. I am confident that by visiting the center and addressing the notice, whether it concerns anomalies or 'no mapping', your name will be successfully included in the final draft list. I find it both surprising and regrettable that the Election Commission has instituted a rule where individuals with six or more children are being issued notices," the AIMIM leader said.

He appealed to all those voters who have received a notice that they can contact the AIMIM help desk or get in touch with AIMIM leaders and workers in their area to obtain information and support.

The draft electoral rolls were released on August 17, and notices have been generated for over 92 lakh electors over discrepancies. Over 73 lakh names were excluded from the list, marked under the Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, and Dead (ASDD) categories.

— ANI