Firebrand UP Minister Dilip Jaiswal turned up the heat on Congress Wednesday, insisting that only the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can deliver genuine voter list corrections—dismissing party rivals’ bids as empty gestures. In a fiery Lucknow briefing, he unpacked the dire state of electoral databases.
Decades of neglect have bloated voter lists with fakes, duplicates, and relics, Jaiswal explained. SIR, with its intensive field audits, cuts through this chaos like a scalpel. ‘Congress’s amateur hour is over; real change demands SIR compliance,’ he thundered.
Breaking down stats, he flagged hotspots like migrant-heavy areas with inflated rolls, vulnerable to manipulation. The minister stressed SIR’s role in empowering booth-level agents to validate identities on-ground, a step Congress allegedly resists to shield illicit advantages.
Accusations flew thick: Jaiswal labeled opposition campaigns as vote-grubbing ploys masked as public service. The BJP-led administration, conversely, prioritizes systemic reform for fairer polls.
As SIR gears up, Jaiswal rallied citizens to participate, framing it as a democratic duty. Pundits predict this could reshape battlegrounds, rewarding precision over propaganda. In the end, he vowed, clean lists will crown credible victories.