Thiruvananthapuram: As the Election Commission of India gears up to implement SIR of voter lists in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the Cabinet has decided to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the steps to oppose the initiative.

Vijayan, at a press conference here, said the decision of the EC to “hastily” implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a matter of concern.

He said that the Kerala Legislative Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution pointing out the dangers of this move, which poses a challenge to the very democratic process of our country, and had urged that the SIR be withdrawn and that the revision of the voters’ list be carried out in a transparent manner.

“Now, the decision has been taken to go ahead with the SIR, disregarding

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