{
  "id": 11916337,
  "title": "BJP using SIR as a tool of electoral genocide, says Prakash Raj",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/bjp-using-sir-as-a-tool-of-electoral-genocide-says-prakash-raj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T11:21:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-using-sir-as-a-tool-of-electoral-genocide-says-prakash-raj/article71543322.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP is employing the Systematic Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Commission of India as a method of electoral genocide, claims actor and activist Prakash Raj. During a rally in Dharwad, India, Raj emphasized that over 13 crore voters have been erased from the electoral rolls. He argued that this removal of citizens is a sinister move aimed at dismantling the constitution and stifling freedoms. Raj claimed that the BJP is using SIR to solidify its power and create divisions within society. He called for an end to the SIR process and a restoration of voters' rights, urging the public to resist tyranny and fascism.",
  "summary": "“Already, over 13 crore voters have been obliterated. This has been done under existing laws, using government agencies. But we should realise that these are not just numbers. They are human beings with rights. Their legal lives have been ended by SIR” said Prakash Raj",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}