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‘SIR necessary for...’: RSS defends electoral roll revision, warns ‘anarchic forces’ inciting youth

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Mekapati Vikram Reddy claimed intimidation of YSRC cadres during polls, calling for impartial police action and more forces in sensitive villages. TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao alleged that YSRCP is inciting violence out of fear of a poll debacle, accusing the opposition of using deceitful tactics and terrorising voters, citing an alleged bomb attack near a polling station in Pulivendula.

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    RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale defended the ongoing SIR, stating that it is essential for accurate voter lists. While opposition parties and youth groups protest against the exercise, Hosabale claimed that some forces aim to incite unrest and violence. He emphasized that political change…

    — The Economic Times

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