Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, June 24, warned of strict action if any leader is found not following the party instructions in implementing the SIR campaign.
Participating in a Zoom meeting on SIR (Special Intensive Revision) with party leaders, the chief minister instructed the ministers, MLAs, MPs and constituency in-charges to be extra vigilant in the electoral exercise following reports of possible deletion of genuine voters’ names from the voters list.
“The SIR issue is a very serious matter. Some leaders are being negligent about the SIR,” the CM said, adding that he will not remain a silent spectator when the party suffers damage.
He further said he had already received district-wise reports regarding the SIR awareness meetings.
CM Reddy instructed the leaders to organise more awareness meetings on SIR and entrusted the in-charge ministers with more responsibilities to make the meetings successful, an official release said.
The chief minister emphasised that the voting rights of the poor must be safeguarded, stating that if the poor lose their votes, they will also lose their Aadhaar and ration cards.
Reddy said the incharges will be replaced with new ones if they fail to implement the party’s instructions, such as thoroughly scrutinise the water mapping exercise, ensuring that every genuine vote is protected, submitting the necessary documents to restore voter rights and finally coordination of party workers with the Election Commission officials.
“We will not tolerate any negligence, and we are observing the performance of the in-charges for 10 days,” he said, appealing to the party Sarpanches to create awareness among people in the villages.
