Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday defended the Election Commission’s announcement of Phase 2 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across 12 States and Union Territories, calling it a necessary step to ensure a clean and accurate voter list.

Speaking to ANI, Rijiju said the exercise to remove names of deceased, migrated, and non-citizen voters was “an appreciable process” that strengthens the democratic system, urging the Opposition to support rather than question the EC’s efforts.

“To sanitise the voter list, delete the names of deceased, migrated voters and foreign infiltrators is such an appreciable process. The Election Commission should be appreciated for this. If voter list is proper, election process will be conducted well. If fake voters, who are not Indian citizens, will b

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