With no illegal immigrants found on draft electoral rolls, SIR greatly inconvenienced people: Owaisi

HYDERABAD Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) said the claim of illegal immigrants being included in electoral rolls had caused considerable hardship, particularly to the poor, who lost at least two days’ wages completing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, even as officials said there was no evidence of illegal migrants being included in the draft electoral rolls. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-sir-not-one-illegal-immigrant-found-on-hyderabad-districts-electoral-rolls/article71662812.ece Referring to the statement made by Hyderabad District Election Officer R.V.

Karnan, that no foreign nationals or illegal migrants were found in the draft electoral rolls after the revision exercise, Mr. Owaisi said the finding had exposed the claims repeatedly made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sangh parivar leaders as false.

He said that thousands of people were put through the verification process and daily wage earners were forced to forego income to furnish documents and complete enrolment formalities.