Karnataka Congress office bearers who missed SIR conclave will be stripped of their posts: D.K. Shivakumar

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - May 25, 2026 05:35 pm IST - Bengaluru Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president and DCM D.K. Shivakumar, state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala and other AICC leaders at the inauguration of "Congress Actions-Voting Protection" awareness workshop in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The Hindu With a number of office bearers of the Congress not attending the two-day conclave on Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Monday (May 25, 2026) said those who have not attended the conclave will be stripped of their posts. “I have been issued direction to remove the office bearers who have not come. Attendance will be checked and they will be removed. Those not interested in party work will be removed from their post,” the KPCC president told presspersons. Since Sunday (May 24, 2026), the Congress is hosting a conclave strategising its move ahead of the commencement of SIR from June 20. The party fears that its voter base will be targeted during SIR for deletion of votes. Stating that the Congress will not be opposing SIR but creating awareness about it among people, he said, “We have given responsibilities to people on SIR and on GBA elections. All Ministers have been asked to tour their Vidhan Sabha constituencies compulsorily to meet party workers and BLAs,” he added. Mr. Shivakumar said, “The enumeration forms should be filled and submitted compulsorily through the BLAs. The government officials involved in SIR exercise should cooperate and not indulge in politics.” He said all legislators and Ministers had been asked to drop all other work and focus on SIR. “We are not protesting against SIR but creating awareness about it.” Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

Karnataka Congress office bearers who missed SIR conclave will be stripped of their posts: D.K. Shivakumar

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