Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 23 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed all district magistrates to take strict action against illegal immigrants in the state.
The Chief Minister directed officials to establish temporary detention centres to house illegal infiltrators, according to an official statement. He said that individuals held in these detention centres would be deported to their countries of origin following standard legal procedures.
The measures, the government said, are aimed at ensuring national security and maintaining law and order in the state.
The directive comes amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh and 11 other states and Union Territories.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged citizens to fully support the nationwide SIR process, stating that it was essential to protect both the nation and democracy. He said the exercise would ensure that ‘every single infiltrator’ is removed from the electoral rolls.
‘Mein aaj yeh spasht karna chahta hoon ki hum is desh mein se ek-ek ghuspetiye ko chun-chun kar bahar nikalenge. Yeh hamara pran hai. The SIR is a process to protect the country and our democracy,’ Shah said while addressing the Border Security Force’s 61st Raising Day event at Haripur in Bhuj, Gujarat.
The second phase of the SIR is currently underway in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
According to the Election Commission, printing and training were conducted from October 28 to November 3, followed by the enumeration phase from November 4 to December 4. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 9, after which the claims and objections period will remain open until January 8, 2026. The notice phase for hearings and verification will continue until January 31, 2026, with the final electoral rolls scheduled to be published on February 7, 2026.
The opposition has strongly opposed the SIR process, alleging that it is intended to remove voters from underprivileged communities from the electoral rolls.
(ANI)