# Congress leaders allege 13 crore votes deleted via SIR process 2026-10-17T23:41:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets All India Professionals Congress (AIPC) chairperson Madhu Yaskhi Goud on Saturday, 17 October 2026 alleged that the BJP-led Centre deleted 13 crore votes across the country through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The Times of India reports that he claimed a large number of those affected belonged to Dalits, Adivasis and minorities. Separately, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Mahesh Kumar Goud alleged that 27 per cent of votes had been deleted in Telangana. The Hans India reports he claimed that secular-minded voters, Muslims, poor people and Adivasis were among those affected. He said an FIR had been registered in connection with the issue in Musheerabad. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Times of India reports Madhu Yaskhi Goud’s allegation of 13 crore deleted votes nationally and his call to professionals to defend the Constitution. The Hans India reports Mahesh Kumar Goud’s claim of 27 per cent deletion in Telangana and adds broader criticism of the ED, the collegium system and election results. Neither outlet challenges the Congress leaders’ figures or provides a counter from the government. The two reports are complementary rather than conflicting, each covering a different Congress speaker at the same event. The common framing is an unopposed airing of opposition allegations with no official response in either story. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight report of a Congress leader's allegation without challenge or counter - thehansindia.com (neutral report) Straight report of Congress leaders' allegations without counter or verification This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Election Commission of India, Indian National Congress, Madhu Yaskhi Goud, Mahesh Kumar Goud, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-leaders-allege-13-crore-votes-deleted-via-sir-process/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-leaders-allege-13-crore-votes-deleted-via-sir-process/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/