SIR has 14 objections; BJP offers ‘vibrant democracy’
Telangana is part of the exercise. The Election Commission says final decisions were unanimous; the underlying objections remain unpublished.
The objections remain unpublished as the Commission stresses unanimity.
Telangana is part of the Special Intensive Revision exercise now drawing questions over how the Election Commission handled internal dissent. A report based on correspondence and internal records said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and instructions linked to electoral-roll revision and SIR. The letters themselves have not been independently reviewed here.
The Election Commission says internal differences are normal and that final decisions were unanimous. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra called dissent “signs of a vibrant democracy” and described Opposition criticism as a “smear campaign”. That answers the atmosphere, not the contents of the 14 objections.
The TDP’s Lavu Srikrishna Devarayalu said Andhra Pradesh’s SIR was conducted transparently, while asking the Commission to provide “appropriate clarification” whenever questions arise. Telangana’s SIR house-to-house enumeration was scheduled for June 25 to July 24, 2026, and Congress and Left parties held a protest rally in Hyderabad. The exact objections, their legal basis and any Telangana-specific effect remain unpublished. For an exercise involving voters, “unanimous” is not a substitute for showing the paperwork.