The political narrative and data categories do not match

Q/ The Election Commission says deletions are happening because of duplicate, deceased or absentee voters. Why do you still believe this is a serious issue?

- BY KANU SARDA

A/ If lakhs of names are being deleted, then tell us clearly under what category. The categories mentioned are absentee, dead or duplicate. None of the columns says that a person is an infiltrator or a Rohingya, but that narrative is being pushed politically. That is what is creating fear among people. The narrative and the actual data categories do not match.

This is very dangerous because it makes ordinary citizens feel like they have to constantly prove that they belong here. Many genuine voters, poor people, migrant workers and women are now worried that their names may be deleted and they will be labelled something they are not. Elections should be about development, governance and people's issues, not about creating fear among citizens.

Q/ Your own name was deleted initially. What exactly happened?