Indian Politics
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Meenakshi Iyer
The Opposition’s SIR Panic Is Not a Substitute for an Argument About Clean Voter Rolls
The Election Commission’s roll revision deserves scrutiny and humane implementation, but the INDIA alliance’s reflexive cry of disenfranchisement treats every verification exercise as a conspiracy. I think the government’s side should defend cleaner rolls while insisting that no genuine voter be defeated by paperwork.