<h1>Chief minister urges Election Commission to stop rushed special revision, calls it coercive 'votebandi' risking voter disenfranchisement</h1> A state chief minister urged the Election Commission to halt a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, labeling the exercise 'votebandi' and alleging it is a hurried, coercive process aimed at disenfranchising voters ahead of elections. The official accused the ruling national government of harassing citizens through the SIR and compared it to previous controversial policies, asserting enforcement cannot reliably complete roll revision in two-to-three months. The minister warned of personal risk for speaking out but insisted voting rights must not be curtailed, and separately criticized the national goods and services tax as economically harmful.