कांग्रेस मुख्यमंत्री A. Revanth Reddy ने तेलंगाना में निर्वाचन सूची की विशेष तीव्र पुनरावृत्ति के लिए पार्टी को जुटाया

<h2>Overview</h2> <p>Chief Minister <strong>A. Revanth Reddy</strong> addressed the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Political Affairs Committee – a forum of senior party leaders to discuss strategy and policy matters (GS2: Polity)">PAC</span> meeting at Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad, urging Congress members to create mass awareness about the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Special Intensive Revision – a nationwide exercise to clean and update electoral rolls, removing duplicate or ineligible entries (GS2: Polity)">SIR</span> of electoral rolls. He warned that without vigilance the process could disenfranchise poor, migrants, tribals, Dalits, minorities and women voters.</p> <h3>Key Developments</h3> <ul> <li>Appointment of in‑charges for all <span class="key-term" data-definition="Assembly constituency – a territorial unit that elects one member to the state legislative assembly (GS2: Polity)">119 Assembly constituencies</span> and <span class="key-term" data-definition="Lok Sabha constituency – a territorial unit that elects one member to the lower house of Parliament (GS2: Polity)">17 Lok Sabha constituencies</span> in Telangana to monitor the SIR exercise.</li> <li>Special focus on Hyderabad: Rajya Sabha members and <span class="key-term" data-definition="MLC – Member of Legislative Council, the upper house of a state legislature (GS2: Polity)">MLCs</span> will oversee the city’s 15 Assembly constituencies.</li> <li>Party leaders who previously enrolled <strong>45 lakh</strong> digital members in 90 days will now be redeployed for voter‑list verification.</li> <li>All ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and corporation chairpersons are asked to devote one full day every ten days to party activities.</li> <li>Chief Minister Reddy will reserve three days each month for grassroots interaction and organisational strengthening.</li> <li>TPCC president <strong>Mahesh Goud</strong> alleged that the SIR process is being used to weaken the secular vote bank, citing a loss of <strong>92 lakh</strong> votes in West Bengal compared to only <strong>31 lakh</strong> re‑added votes.</li> </ul> <h3>Important Facts</h3> <ul> <li>The Congress party’s past digital enrolment drive demonstrated its capacity to mobilise large numbers of volunteers quickly.</li> <li>Telangana and Punjab have been identified as targets of “fascist forces” seeking to manipulate voter data.</li> <li>The SIR exercise, if not closely supervised, risks deleting genuine votes, especially of vulnerable sections.</li> </ul> <h3>UPSC Relevance</h3> <p>Understanding the SIR process is crucial for GS2 (Polity) as it deals with the integrity of the electoral roll, a cornerstone of India’s democratic system. The role of party structures such as the <span class="key-term" data-definition="AICC – All India Congress Committee, the national executive body of the Indian National Congress (GS2: Polity)">AICC</span> and the <span class="key-term" data-definition="TPCC – Telangana Pradesh Congress C