Hyderabad: BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s remarks linking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to the BJP’s victory in West Bengal.
Speaking to reporters in Karimnagar, Rao called the CM’s suggestion that SIR was responsible for the BJP win totally wrong and politically motivated. He argued that if that standard were to be applied universally, it would also have to explain victories by other parties in different states.
“When the Congress loses elections, it blames the SIR, EVMs, or the electoral system. However, it stays silent when it wins. This kind of blame game is not good for democracy,” he said.
Rao defended SIR as a legal, constitutional process overseen by the Election Commission of India and backed by the Supreme Court, and urged the Congress to stop false propaganda and baseless allegations.
He explained that SIR is meant to purify electoral rolls through rectification, noting that around 57 crore voters’ details have already been rectified nationwide, with verification for another 37 crore voters underway including in Telangana. He also pointed out that all political parties nominate booth level agents, who take part in voter-list verifications, countering claims that the process is unilateral.
Urging cooperation rather than politicisation, Rao asked the Congress, BRS and MIM to work together to ensure eligible voters are enrolled, and called on parties and citizens to guard against ineligible entries, including alleged illegal foreign infiltrators, Bangladeshis and Rohingyas.
On grain procurement, Rao alleged the Congress government’s negligent attitude was exposed during BJP leaders’ visits to procurement centres across the state. He claimed farmers have been facing pressure from officials and millers to sell directly without sending their produce to procurement centres.
He also criticised shortages of gunny bags and alleged exploitation by millers, who, he said, were deducting up to 10 kg per quintal as wastage. Rao accused the state government of colluding with millers despite central provisions on minimum support price and reimbursement for procurement and transport.
He said statements from Congress ministers on procurement figures are contradictory and highlighted piled-up maize stocks in market yards such as Jammikunta. Rao demanded immediate procurement of maize through Markfed using central funds, and urged district collectors to assess crop damage caused by unseasonal rains and provide prompt compensation, citing huge losses to grain and mango growers.
Pointing out the procedural lapses, Rao said the state failed to submit the required procurement indent to the Centre in time and did not prepare timely crop estimates, delaying procurement. He noted procurement was due to start on March 23 but began only on April 25, causing shortages of trucks and gunny bags.
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