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NDTV’s Ankit Tyagi and Padmaja Joshi debate the growing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, questions over disenfranchised voters, the Election Commission’s functioning and the political debate over “vote chori”. They examine whether concerns over the conduct and timeline of SIR go beyond the question of its legal validity. Source link [ad_3]
News india ‘Attempts To Undermine Global Confidence’: BJP Hits Back At Opposition After ECI Meeting Last Updated:September 26, 2026, 9:02 PM IST The BJP backed the EC’s clarification on SIR, saying decisions were taken with consent of all 3 commissioners amid a row over reported differences within poll panel. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP…
The CPI(ML) Liberation on Saturday claimed that a survey it conducted in two Bihar Assembly constituencies found a substantial number of voters whose names were wrongfully deleted from the electoral rolls. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the party alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise had made the electoral roll “way more…
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking action against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions taken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The petition, filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi through advocate Chand Qureshi,…
Election Commission sources tell NDTV that SIR orders for Bihar, Assam and 12 other states and Union Territories were approved unanimously by all three election commissioners, with no dissent recorded. The clarification comes amid a political row over reported differences within the poll panel, Congress’s nationwide protests and demands for action against the CEC. The…
The Opposition intensifies its attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid fresh questions over the functioning of the Election Commission. A report by The Indian Express says two Election Commissioners recorded 14 objections over 10 months on issues including voter additions, deletions and the SIR exercise. Congress has launched nationwide protests demanding the CEC’s…
There is an uproar over the report of ‘Indian Express’ regarding the functioning of the Election Commission. It was claimed in the report that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar takes decisions without the consent of the other two election commissioners. However, now former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has made it clear while talking to…
The Congress party has started strong protests across the country against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Congress alleges that Gyanesh Kumar is acting arbitrarily in the Election Commission and is not listening to the other two Election Commissioners. After the revelations in a newspaper, Congress protested simultaneously in many cities across the country and demanded…
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the report regarding the Election Commission. Now Congress is going to hold a nationwide protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Friday. All the opposition parties also supported Rahul Gandhi. read more Rahul Gandhi…
Launching a broadside against the BJP and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the wake of reports that the objections of Election Commissioners, including on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, were being ignored, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has said votes are being stolen, which renders the laws made by MPs…