National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday (November 1, 2026) questioned the claim that many voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were infiltrators, asking whether Hindu voters allegedly removed from the rolls in Uttar Pradesh were also “Pakistanis”.
Referring to the 2019 developments in Jammu and Kashmir when Article 370 was abrogated and the State was divided into two Union Territories, the former Chief Minister said the people of the region had experienced the consequences of the Constitution being hollowed out. Abdullah questioned the Election Commission over the reported deletion of over one crore Hindu voters in Uttar Pradesh. At the rally, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti warned that the Constitution was being hollowed out. In an apparent reference to the claims about removing infiltrators through the SIR, Mr. “This is Ambedkar’s Constitution. We are all equal and every citizen has equal voting rights. Urging people not to be afraid, Mr.
He said people belonging to any religion were Indians and would live and die as Indians, invoking the Constitution to underline their equal rights. We have to ensure no Indian is denied the right to vote,” he said. Abdullah said the power rested with citizens and called for unity to save the country. Addressing the rally, PDP president Mehbooba warned that the Constitution was being hollowed out and alleged that the Centre was transferring the country’s assets to a “corporate friend” while neglecting the poor.
