As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls gets underway in Karnataka from Tuesday, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar warned citizens against losing their voting rights. Urging people to ensure that their names are on the electoral rolls, the Chief Minister cautioned that those who lose their voting rights will also lose government benefits. “The right to vote is the right to live,” he said. “In West Bengal, an order has been issued to verify and delete all ineligible ration beneficiaries based on SIR. Similar measures are being taken by other states. If you lose the right to vote, you’ll lose government benefits,” he added. The Election Commission will begin the house-to-house enumeration exercise across Karnataka from Tuesday, and it will continue till July 29.
