Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:04am on 14 May 2026,Thursday India
The BJP-led governments in Bihar and West Bengal have begun linking welfare benefits with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, aiming to remove duplicate, deceased and ineligible beneficiaries. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said people deleted from voter lists would lose access to ration and welfare schemes, while West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced stricter verification for social benefits. The move has triggered political controversy, with opposition leaders questioning whether deletion from electoral rolls should determine access to government welfare schemes and citizenship-linked entitlements. (PC: India Today)
