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- CPI leader J.V.
- Satyanarayana Murthy has alleged that lakhs of votes were deleted in Andhra Pradesh during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The allegation was made at a CPI district committee meeting at the party office in Allipuram, Visakhapatnam.
- Murthy claimed the BJP-led Union government was manipulating electoral rolls to retain power.
- Murthy also questioned the Centre's reported GDP estimate of 7.8%, citing remarks attributed to Subhash Chandra Garg and Raghuram Rajan.
- The allegations matter because they raise concerns about the fairness of electoral rolls ahead of local body elections, for which Murthy urged party workers to prepare.
What to watch next
- Any official response from the Election Commission or the BJP to the vote deletion allegations
- Outcome of the Special Intensive Revision process in Andhra Pradesh
- Publication details of the CAG report on Union ministry expenditure irregularities
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J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy
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“lakhs of votes had been deleted in the State in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)”
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…Communist Party of India (CPI) Andhra Pradesh State secretariat member J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy on Tuesday alleged that lakhs of votes had been deleted in the State in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) . Addressing a district committee meeting at the party office in Allipuram, Visakhapatnam, he alleged that the BJP-led Union government was seeking to retain power by manipulating electoral rolls. Mr. Murthy also…
“the BJP-led Union government was seeking to retain power by manipulating electoral rolls”
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…alleged that lakhs of votes had been deleted in the State in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Addressing a district committee meeting at the party office in Allipuram, Visakhapatnam, he alleged that the BJP-led Union government was seeking to retain power by manipulating electoral rolls . Mr. Murthy also questioned the Centre’s reported GDP estimate of 7.8%, citing remarks he attributed to former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. He referred to a recent CAG…
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