DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday defended the ongoing SIR of voter lists while issuing a stern warning to those planning to carry out religious conversion and communal activities in the hill state.
Addressing a training programme under the Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Abhiyan in Champawat, Dhami hit out at Opposition parties for opposing the voter list purification drive. He asserted that the Opposition’s resistance stems not from the process itself, but from a fear of transparency.
“The SIR is designed to identify and remove fake voters, infiltrators, and those who have wrongfully included their names in the electoral rolls,” the Chief Minister stated.
He accused critics of harbouring a negative agenda because they thrive on systemic opacity, which, he said, the drive seeks to dismantle. He dismissed the Opposition’s concerns as hypocritical, pointing out that similar revisions have been conducted previously under Congress-led governments at the Centre. The Chief Minister emphasized that the government is committed to ensuring a foolproof and transparent electoral process.
He further warned anti-social elements against acts of religious subversion.