We should not let any party hijack the fight against SIR, says Prakash Raj

The fight against the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is about more than just voting rights, according to actor and activist Prakash Raj. He warned on Sunday that the struggle against SIR is a people's movement to protect democracy and the Constitution. Raj addressed an anti-SIR rally in Vijayapura, accompanied by several eligible voters who faced notices or objections to their inclusion on electoral rolls.

He accused the BJP of using SIR to remove the names of the poor and marginalized, including Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims, Christians, and women. With help from journalists, Raj said several decisions of the Election Commission of India were not majority decisions, suggesting a lack of majority support for SIR. He urged all people to unite and forget political differences, stressing that opposing SIR is not a political struggle but a fight to save democracy and the Constitution.

Raj called for peaceful satyagraha and lessons from Gen Z protests in Delhi and Mumbai, urging everyone to remember they are not mere voting machines.