Property owners in Badangpet, Hyderabad, are struggling to obtain Layout Regularization Scheme (LRS) orders despite completing payments, as municipal staff are occupied with electoral roll revision duties. With the July 31 deadline approaching, residents are demanding an extension, citing delays caused by staff deputation for Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed Congress leaders to avoid Gandhi Bhavan until August 3 and focus on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign in the districts. He warned that nominated posts would not be given to inactive leaders and stressed accountability of in‑charge ministers and MPs in supervising the exercise.
BRS leaders launched campaign vehicles in Jubilee Hills constituency to raise awareness about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad. Former Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav flagged off the vehicles, which will tour localities until August 3.
Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy inspected villages in Patancheru and Ameenpur to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He urged booth‑level officers and agents to work in coordination and complete the exercise before the extended deadline.
Hyderabad district has achieved 13.79 per cent digitisation of Special Intensive Revision electoral roll forms, remaining the second lowest in Telangana. Medchal-Malkajgiri ranks last, while Yadadri Bhongir continues to lead the State with 72.09 per cent progress.
A 42-year-old woman Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kamareddy district, Telangana, alleged that she was obstructed and assaulted by three people, including two women, while conducting house-to-house voter enumeration.
Only 9% of enumeration forms have been filled and returned in Hyderabad during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy said. Hyderabad lagged due to slow distribution of forms, prompting officials to issue fresh instructions to speed up the process.
With the July 24 deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) approaching, Booth Level Officers in Hyderabad have sought an extension citing difficulties in completing voter enumeration.
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Hyderabad has run into confusion, with many Booth Level Officers remaining untraceable and lakhs of voters waiting for assistance. Voters have complained about delays, lack of guidance and difficulties in filling the prescribed forms.
