Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that its latest move to conduct another phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in election-bound states was part of a “larger plan to help the BJP.”

Speaking to reporters, Warring said the ECI’s announcement to carry out the SIR in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal—all headed for elections next year—was “not a coincidence” but “a well-thought-out strategy.” He claimed that Punjab, which goes to polls in early 2027, will be next in line for the revision drive.

“The Election Commission is clearly doing the homework for the BJP,” Warring alleged, adding that this is an “organised way of manipulating voter data in favour of the ruling party.”

He further claimed that the SIR process was being misused to collect sensitive voter information and to selectively delete names from the rolls. “Through the SIR, the ECI not only collects the voters’ data which it keeps at the disposal of the BJP, but in the process also disenfranchises voters like Dalits, Backward Classes (BCs), and minorities whom the BJP suspects will not vote for it,” the Congress leader alleged.

Accusing the BJP of having “no real base in Punjab,” Warring said, “The party will try to use the good offices of the Election Commission to gain a foothold here, as it knows it cannot win even a single assembly seat on its own strength.”

Warring vowed that the Congress would not allow any such “undemocratic attempt” in Punjab. “We will deploy our party workers at the grassroots level to keep a close watch on the revision process and ensure that no genuine voter’s name is removed from the list,” he said.

Urging people to stay alert, Warring added, “The main purpose of this exercise is to tamper with the voter rolls and steal votes. Citizens must check their names and report any irregularities immediately.”