The Voter & The Commission

TDP wants EC to clarify that its countrywide

Special Intensive Revision

(SIR) is “not related to citizenship verification”. As Supreme Court asked EC last week, “why are you getting into” deciding citizenship.
EC’s initial insistence on birth certificates for those enrolled after 2003 was based on Vajpayee NDA’s Citizenship Amendment Act 2003 – those born after 1987 and before 2004 must show one parent is an Indian citizen. Those born after 2004 must prove both parents are citizens. Many poor and internal migrants, including minorities, aren’t able to produce such documents. News reports lay bare the problems and anxieties at the grassroots.