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SIR, an Election Commission process to remove dead, false voters: Telangana BJP chief

IANS | October 5, 2026 12:17 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Hitting out at the Opposition for allegedly misleading the masses, Telangana BJP President R. Rao said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is not done by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but by the Election Commission of India (ECI), and that it was just a process to remove fake and dead voters from the voters' list.

Punjab govt corruption case: Pratap Bajwa welcomes HC order on CBI probe

IANS | October 5, 2026 11:03 AM

Chandigarh, Oct 5 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly, Pratap Singh Bajwa, on Monday welcomed the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case of the letter written by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the DGP of Punjab.

SIR row: Removal of ineligible voter names essential for India's security, unity, says CM Yogi

IANS | October 5, 2026 10:12 AM

Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) Amid nationwide protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday extended his support to the exercise, saying that identifying and removing ineligible names from voter lists in accordance with rules is essential for India's security, unity and integrity.

GRP personnel shot at by three unidentified men in Amritsar; BJP condemns attack, questions Mann govt

IANS | October 5, 2026 7:13 AM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Punjab Police, who is currently posted with the Government Railway Police (GRP), was shot at by three unidentified motorcycle-borne men while he was returning home from duty in Amritsar, with the incident prompting BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu to condemn the attack and question the Bhagwant Mann government over the law and order situation in the state.

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