{
  "id": 6511438,
  "title": "SIR violates promise made by Constituent Assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/sir-violates-promise-made-by-constituent-assembly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:56:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sir-violates-constituent-assembly-promise-10870797/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been criticized for violating the promise made by the Constituent Assembly. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly excluded 13 crore citizens from existing electoral rolls in Delhi and Maharashtra alone. This exclusion contradicts the Constitution's vision of adult suffrage and is based on arbitrary and discriminatory grounds. The Constitution's framers gave citizens the right to vote, and voting is not merely a statutory right. The Representation of the People Act, 1950, provides for the qualification of voters and the preparation of the electoral roll by the ECI. However, the SIR has led to the exclusion of these citizens without proper justification. The exclusion has had a real impact on their entitlements, such as passports, ration cards, and other benefits. The Constitution's framers expressed concern over the fairness and impartiality of the electoral process. Despite this, the Supreme Court endorsed the SIR in its May 27 decision, leaving citizens to fend for themselves. The Constituent Assembly's decision on June 15 and 16, 1949, also demonstrated the unconstitutionality of the SIR.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "SIR excludes 13 crore citizens from electoral rolls in Delhi and Maharashtra.",
    "Violates promise of adult suffrage by arbitrary and discriminatory grounds.",
    "Contradicts Constitution's framers' vision of fair and impartial electoral process."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Special Intensive Revision's exclusion of citizens from electoral rolls undermines the constitutional right to vote and contradicts the Constituent Assembly's vision of adult suffrage, entrenching concerns about fairness and impartiality.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}