Karnataka's Satish Jarkiholi says he was misquoted, clarifying he didn’t defend SIR and highlighting concerns over electoral roll deletions. The minister's clarification followed criticism over his remarks, allegedly defending the SIR exercise in Karnataka. The BJP seized on Jarkiholi’s remarks to say the Congress is contradicting Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to. BELAGAVI: Karnataka Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi has clarified that his recent remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.