K'taka BJP welcomes special voter roll revision in 12 states, says it will weed out 'illegal voters'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka BJP leader R Ashoka on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in several states, saying the exercise will ensure weeding out "illegal voters" from Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday announced that the Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories between November and February.
However, Karnataka is not included in this phase.
"We welcome it, because many people from Pakistan and Bangladesh are there, and they are creating a voting pattern in India that is illegal. They are not citizens of India, how can they vote? That's why we welcome the Election Commission's decision," Ashoka, also Leader of Opposition in state assembly, told reporters in response to a question.
The states and Union Territories where phase two of the SIR will be held are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Phase two of the SIR exercise will begin on November 4 with the enumeration state and continue till December 4. The EC will release the draft electoral rolls on December 9, and the final electoral rolls will be published on February 7.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
