Samajwadi Party Protests SIR in Shravasti, Burns Election Commissioner’s Effigy

The Samajwadi Party staged a strong protest in Shravasti against the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls. Dozens of party workers marched on foot from Bhinga town to the collectorate under the direction of Samajwadi Party MLA Indrani Verma and district president Sarvajeet Yadav.

The protesters questioned the SIR process and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They raised concerns over the ongoing revision of the voter list and said the process needed to be transparent.

After reaching the collectorate, the party workers burned an effigy of the election commissioner to register their protest. Samajwadi Party leaders alleged that there was a possibility of eligible voters’ names being removed during the SIR process. They stressed that transparency was necessary throughout the exercise.

MLA Indrani Verma, district president Sarvajeet Yadav, national secretary Masood Alam Khan and Samajwadi Party leader Vinod Tripathi were among those present during the demonstration.

The report included bites from Indrani Verma, Samajwadi Party MLA; Sarvajeet Yadav, Samajwadi Party district president; Masood Alam Khan, national secretary; and Vinod Tripathi, Samajwadi Party leader.