In West Bengal, in the pretext of S I R, Lakhs of legitimate voters have been deleted. No political parties stand with the valid but deleted citizens. Suddenly, they found unwanted in everywhere, and are extremely worried. A plunge of darkness has engulfed them.
In this grave moment, stand beside your fellow citizens—legitimate yet deleted voters—irrespective of caste, religion, race, gender, or language.
You know that if your voting rights are taken away, or if you do not have the right to vote, it means you have no role in the elections of this country. And if you have no role in choosing the government, then what truly remains that you can call your own?
Your voting right is not merely a procedural entitlement. It is your existence, your civic identity, and a symbol of your constitutionally recognized dignity. Can any institution, by imposing a complex process with a specific intent (SIR), take away this right? Stripping you of this democratic right effectively pushes you toward an uncertain future.
Your father, grandfather, and generations before them have lived as citizens of this country. You too have been voting for years. Through your vote, legitimate governments have been formed and have governed the nation. So how can it be acceptable that suddenly, through a series of complicated administrative and institutional nomenclatures like “SIR,” “logical discrepancy,” “hearing,” “adjudication,” and “Tribunal,” your name is removed from the voter list? What exactly is your crime?
Our country has always spoken of standing by its citizens and embracing an inclusive outlook. Even in the case of an accused person, the fundamental principle of “innocent until proven guilty” is upheld. In that context, how can an institution machinery deprive millions of legitimate voters of their fundamental voting rights? Where is the proof that such a vast number of voters are “illegal”?
Meanwhile, much of the biased media has begun to fish in troubled waters. They exaggerate minor and stray incidents and repeatedly use emotionally charged words like “exclusive,” “spine-chilling,” “riot,” “provocation,” “violence,” and “rampage” to create an atmosphere of fear and confusion. This biased tendency diverts public attention and engineers a climate of fear where common people may feel compelled to surrender their rightful claims without protest.
In this alarming situation, do not be shaken or broken. Do not consider yourself helpless. Stay firm and composed. Continue your struggle through democratic means of peaceful protest to reclaim your rightful voting rights. We stand with you. Unite with others who have been similarly deprived and build a collective resistance to save your inalienable rights to vote.
The wound belongs to the one who feels the pain. It’s true. You must fight your own battle. And in that fight, gather all those who are willing to stand with you—across caste, religion, race, gender, and language—to carry forward a united agitation and resistance to state oppressions .
Do not rely on any political party, as they are always obsessed with their calculative moves based on their own estimation of electoral gains and losses. If you have no voting rights, you hold no significance for them. You are living, but dead to them as of now.
This fight, therefore, belongs to you—the ones who have been deleted despite possessing valid documents. Do not be afraid—because your voting right is not a gift of charity or favor. It is your constitutional right, and it is rightfully yours.
In solidarity with the Valid Yet Deleted Citizens!
