MUMBAI: Samajwadi Party’s Bhiwandi East MLA Rais Shaikh has called for immediate formation of a Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising all opposition parties to monitor and ensure transparency and fairness in the proposed ‘Special Intensive Review’ (SIR) process in Maharashtra. An urgent meeting should be called during the current budget session of the legislature to hold a detailed discussion on the issue and finalize a concrete action plan, Shaikh said. In his letter to state Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal, state NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, Shaikh emphasized the need for coordinated action to ensure transparency and fairness in implementation of the SIR process.“During the intensive special review of electoral rolls, there is a possibility of serious irregularities during their execution. Names of minority communities, marginalized sections and other common citizens could be illegally removed from the voter lists,” Shaikh said.Citing past cases where similar complaints had arisen in different regions, MLA Rais Shaikh emphasized that ensuring transparency, legal accuracy and fairness in the SIR process is essential.“Therefore, a JAC of all opposition parties should be constituted without delay. The committee should supervise the SIR process, collect complaints, initiate necessary legal steps and provide continuous guidance to party workers and local leaders. “An urgent meeting should be called during the current budget session of the Legislature to hold a detailed discussion on the issue and finalize a concrete action plan,” Shaikh said.Shaikh outlined key measures that should be considered, including establishing a monitoring mechanism to prevent arbitrary removal of names from electoral rolls, guiding workers in each constituency, informing citizens about their rights, providing legal assistance where necessary and conducting a legal review of the entire process to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the rules and in a transparent manner.The BJP recently formed a committee to monitor the SIR in the state and appointed Kirit Somaiya in the committee along with other netas.