Archive · 4 Oct 2026
BJP Telangana Chief Defends SIR, Accuses Congress of Propaganda
N Ramchander Rao, a BJP leader in Telangana, defended a review of voter lists called the SIR.
He said government workers are carrying out the review.
He said a person’s name cannot be removed just because someone submits a form.
He said election officials make inquiries before removing a name.
Rao accused the Congress party of spreading false claims and undermining trust in important institutions.
He also criticized Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge for calling elections a “farce” and asking for them to be cancelled.
These are Rao’s claims and criticisms, as reported in the article.
BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao defended the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Rao said the state government machinery is conducting the process and the Election Commission of India investigates before any voter’s name is deleted.
He said Form-7 applications alone do not remove names and are intended to help identify fake or duplicate entries.
Rao accused Congress of attacking constitutional institutions and misleading voters because it feared electoral defeat.
He criticized Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of elections as a “farce” and his demand that they be cancelled.
- Who
- N Ramchander Rao, BJP Telangana president, and the Congress party.
- What
- Rao defended the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and accused Congress of spreading “malicious propaganda.”
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- At the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- Rao said the revision is intended to identify fake and duplicate voter entries and argued that Congress was undermining trust in democratic institutions.
BJP Telangana president’s position
Congress position as reported or cited
Electoral-roll revision
BJP Telangana president’s position
Rao defended the SIR, saying field inquiries precede deletions and Form-7 applications alone do not remove names.
Congress position as reported or cited
Rao accused Congress of spreading propaganda about the process; the article does not provide a direct Congress response on the SIR.
Trust in elections
BJP Telangana president’s position
Rao said questioning the people’s mandate insults voters and Indian democracy.
Congress position as reported or cited
Rao said Kharge had called elections a “farce” and demanded their cancellation.
- Process discussed
- Special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- BJP speaker
- N Ramchander Rao, BJP Telangana state president
- Location
- BJP headquarters, Hyderabad
- Form-7
- Rao said submitting a Form-7 application alone does not result in a voter’s name being deleted.
- Deletion checks
- Rao said field inquiries by the Election Commission of India are conducted before a name is deleted.
- Congress statement cited
- Rao criticized Mallikarjun Kharge for calling elections a “farce” and demanding their cancellation.