Chandigarh, May 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today questioned the timing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Punjab when the state was headed for the assembly elections less than ten months from now.
Reacting to the announcement by the Election Commission of India on the matter, Warring said, Punjab could have waited till the elections to assure the people that there was not hidden agenda behind the SIR in the state.
“Bihar and West Bengal elections have proved it beyond any doubt that the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the centre with the help of a compliant Election Commission of India can swing the electoral outcome in its favour with the fraudulent exercise of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls”, he observed while noting that Punjab is headed for elections, within less than ten months, may be earlier. “What is the urgency to hold this exercise here?” he asked.
The PCC president asked why the SIR exercise was not carried out in Punjab along with the states like Uttar Pradesh and Goa, where it was held six months ago, as these two states are also scheduled to go for elections at the same time as Punjab.
He pointed out, in the case of Bengal, 27 lakh genuine voters were disenfranchised. “Since there was not enough time, their appeals for inclusion in the voter list were not settled before the elections. They lost the right to vote”, he said, while cautioning against repeating the same process here.
“The Election Commission of India wants to repeat the same exercise in Punjab”, he said, adding, “we are confident that we will defeat their design”. He said, the party has asked its rank and file to ensure that not a single genuine voter is denied the right to vote with this fraudulent exercise of SIR.
Warring also appealed to other political parties in the state to beware and keep their political differences aside and ensure that Punjabi voters are not disenfranchised just ahead of elections because the BJP suspects them not to vote for it.
“Let us resolve not to allow the same thing happening in Punjab as happened in Bihar and Bengal”, he remarked.
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