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6 lakh apply for family register as Telangana roll revision intensifies
6 lakh apply for family register as Telangana roll revision intensifies
Nearly six lakh applications have been filed for Family Register Certificates in Telangana as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls enters a crucial phase. Times of India reports that of…
The Story in Brief
Nearly six lakh applications have been filed for Family Register Certificates in Telangana as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls enters a crucial phase. Times of India reports that of the approximately 5.97 lakh applications, around 3.15 lakh have been approved, 2,100 rejected, and nearly 2.8 lakh are still under process.
The Telangana government introduced the Family Register and its certificate in July, using data from the Food Security Card database. The BJP has accused the Congress government of using the document to protect its vote base during the SIR, while the government says the certificate is merely an authenticated family record to help residents prove eligibility. The Election Commission retains final authority over inclusions and exclusions.
The Indian Opinion
The charge that a state-issued family register is a tool to manipulate electoral rolls feeds a lazy conspiracy narrative. Both sides are playing to their base: the Congress government can point to 6 lakh applicants as proof of public need, while the BJP can cry foul without evidence. The real test is not the certificate's existence but what happens to those 2.8 lakh pending applications. Will the EC reject them en masse, or approve them? That number will settle the question, not the volume of political noise.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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