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Voter ID for welfare? What Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s proposal could mean | Explained
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
Opposition parties have linked this announcement to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in which 13.5 crore electors were reportedly removed. They argue that disenfranchisement will now be coupled with exclusion from welfare programmes.
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