Gorakhpur: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), under its research wing, organised a one-day roundtable conference on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at the committee hall of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.The conference, attended by university teachers and research scholars, featured discussions on electoral transparency, constitutional provisions and voter rights.The inaugural session was attended by former vice-chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Prof SP M Tripathi, assistant professor of the law department Shailesh Singh and ABVP Gorakhpur region president Rakesh Pratap Singh.Tripathi said discussions on democratic processes were natural, but should be based on facts, constitutional provisions and democratic values. He stressed that voter list accuracy and protection of eligible citizens’ voting rights were essential for free and fair elections. Singh said SIR aimed to make electoral rolls more accurate and transparent, adding that eligible citizens must get adequate opportunities to register their names.Addressing the second session, ABVP national organising secretary Ashish Chauhan said electoral fairness and institutional credibility were fundamental to democracy. “Disagreement must be respected in a democracy, but discussions should be based on facts and constitutional propriety,” he said.Assistant professor Jitendra Mishra stressed transparency and accountability at every stage of SIR.Research scholars raised questions on the constitutional validity of SIR, voter rights and the Election Commission‘s role. ABVP functionaries, including regional organising secretary Ghanshyam Shahi, were present.
