VARANASI, Dec. 15 -- Purification of the voter list is essential to fulfil the goal of a developed India by 2047, Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil said on Sunday. Taking a swipe at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Patil said she knows that if the Special Summary Revision (SIR) is implemented, the names of all fake voters would be removed from the list. He also claimed that Banerjee, who had said that no one would fill the SIR form, was the first to submit the form herself. Patil was addressing booth-level presidents at a booth empowerment and felicitation programme organised by the Varanasi BJP. During the event, 116 BJP booth unit presidents from booths that recorded more than 70% voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were felicitated with shawls and mementoes. Addressing the gathering as chief guest, Patil said that during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party had resolved to strengthen weak booths with low voter turnout and honour booth presidents who ensured better participation. "The felicitation programme was delayed due to some urgent engagements," he said. Patil described the voter revision exercise as a campaign of democratic awareness. "Purification of the voter list will strengthen democracy, and a strong democracy will help build a strong nation. This exercise is essential to realise Prime Minister Modi's vision of a developed India by 2047," he said. Addressing the booth presidents, BJP national general secretary Sunil Bansal urged them to expand their booth committees by adding new members and building strong teams to increase voter turnout in upcoming elections. He also asked them to organise group listening sessions of Prime Minister Modi's Mann Ki Baat at the booth level on the last Sunday of every month....