BMYF organises conference on SIR, announces helpline centres to be setup in Bhatkal

Bhatkal: A social conference focusing on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and voter mapping was organised by the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation at Nawayat Colony. During the programme, the organisers announced that helpline centres would soon be set up under the supervision of the Tanzeem to assist people with documentation and verification related to the SIR process.

Addressing the gathering, Federation General Secretary Mubasshir Hussain Hallare briefed coordinators of various sports centres, including participants from Murdeshwar and Manki, about the SIR exercise and its implications. He said that after demonetisation, the CAA–NRC process and debates around the Uniform Civil Code, efforts were now being made to delete voters’ names through the SIR process. In this context, he stressed that it had become essential for young citizens to keep their documents in order.

He urged the youth to immediately verify their names in the electoral rolls and clarified that Aadhaar cards, ration cards and voter ID cards are currently not accepted as valid documents for SIR verification. He also announced that similar awareness programmes would be organised in Murdeshwar and Manki in the coming days.

Federation vice-president Imran Lanka, speaking on the occasion, explained the legal aspects of the SIR process, public concerns and the common issues faced during voter verification. He cautioned that even genuine voters could lose their names from the electoral rolls if documentation issues are not addressed within the stipulated time.