Revanth Puts Leaders On High Alert Over SIR
Revanth Reddy said a dedicated war room was being set up at the TPCC headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan, where party workers could report discrepancies, irregularities or suspected wrongful deletions identified during the SIR
By : L. Venkat Ram Reddy
Update: 2026-05-29 18:57 GMT
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday sounded a note of caution to the party over the upcoming special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Telangana, expressing apprehension that the state could face a large-scale deletion of genuine voters as had happened in West Bengal.
Revanth Reddy said a dedicated war room was being set up at the TPCC headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan, where party workers could report discrepancies, irregularities or suspected wrongful deletions identified during the SIR. Such developments should also be immediately brought to the notice of the state government, he said.
Addressing the state Congress political affairs committee meeting here, Revanth Reddy urged party leaders to remain vigilant and ensure that the names of genuine voters were not removed from the electoral roll during the SIR.
The meeting, which lasted for more than four hours, was attended by ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, senior party leaders, AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud.
The PAC felt that the SIR had helped the BJP secure a landslide victory in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections and warned that a similar situation could arise in Telangana if the Congress failed to remain alert. Revanth Reddy directed party leaders and workers to closely monitor the activities of booth-level officers (BLOs) involved in the revision process and activate the party’s own booth-level network to safeguard voter rights.
Revanth Reddy warned that the SIR could become a major challenge for Lambadas, Adivasis and migrant workers. He pointed out that large numbers of people had migrated from some constituencies and stressed that special care must be taken to ensure that their names were not removed from the voter rolls. He also cautioned that women, Dalits and minorities could face the risk of losing their voting rights if the process was not carefully monitored.
The Chief Minister called for comprehensive awareness among party leaders regarding the problems that could arise from the revision exercise and the remedies available to address them. He welcomed the growing recognition among party leaders of the challenges that ordinary citizens, the poor and Congress workers might encounter due to the SIR.
As part of the party’s strategy, Revanth Reddy suggested assigning Rajya Sabha members and MLCs specific responsibilities within Hyderabad and organising Assembly constituency-wise meetings on SIR across all 15 Assembly segments in the city. He also called for cluster-level awareness meetings by the Mahila Congress to educate women voters about the revision process and their rights.
Drawing parallels with the party’s successful digital membership drive, Revanth Reddy recalled that Congress had enrolled 45 lakh digital members in just 90 days with the support of booth enrollers. He noted that top performers in the membership campaign were honoured by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and suggested that the same network of enrollers should now be utilised for the SIR.
He proposed appointing dedicated in-charges for all 119 Assembly constituencies and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies and insisted that Assembly constituency in-charges must remain stationed in their respective areas. If they functioned effectively, not a single genuine vote would be deleted, he asserted.
The Chief Minister announced that he, too, would interact with party workers in the field every 10 days and earmark three days every month specifically for party affairs. “No exemptions should be given to anyone, including myself,” he remarked.
According to party sources, Revanth Reddy expressed dissatisfaction over the functioning of a few Congress MLAs, observing that they were behaving like “zamindars” and had become increasingly inaccessible to the public. He reportedly remarked that some legislators were focusing more on personal publicity through social media rather than promoting the party and government programmes.
Emphasising the growing importance of digital outreach in contemporary politics, the Chief Minister reportedly suggested that the party leadership organise dedicated training programmes for MLAs on the effective use of social media. Such programmes, he said, would help legislators better communicate the government's initiatives, strengthen the party's presence online and improve engagement with the public.
GEARING UP
SIR could become a major challenge for Lambadas, Adivasis and migrant workers.
Women, Dalits and minorities face the risk of losing their voting rights.
Congress leaders will closely monitor the work booth level officers (BLOs).
Booth-level network to be activated to safeguard voter rights.
War room will be set up at Gandhi Bhavan for party workers to report wrongful deletions.
Government must be immediately informed of such discrepancies and deletions.
Incharge ministers must spend one full day every 10 days for party activities.
Digital membership enrollers will be used during SIR.
RS members and MLCs to get specific responsibilities within Hyderabad
Constituency-wise meetings on SIR to be held in Hyderabad
Cluster-level awareness meetings by the Mahila Congress to educate women voters.