Students, activists and members of various communities staged a protest in Hyderabad against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Organised by SIO, APCR and other groups, the protesters alleged that the exercise could lead to the exclusion of eligible voters.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began an indefinite sit-in protest at Esplanade East, Kolkata, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list. The demonstration, located close to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, coincides with the arrival of the Election Commission’s full bench in the city.
