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The Supreme Court has issued notice on the opposition leaders’ SIR petition and made it returnable on October 27. The Court has not recorded a stay on the electoral-roll revision, while the Election Commission and other respondents now have an opportunity to reply.
The Supreme Court has listed Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders’ petition over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The plea seeks disclosure of ECI records, an independent audit of voter deletions, safeguards against removal without notice and an interim s
The political confrontation over India’s electoral rolls has moved from statements and parliamentary demands to sustained street protests, with Opposition parties calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and seeking the cancellation of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of
The October 9 withdrawal deadline will determine whether voting is required for 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. The Election Commission has scheduled polling for October 16 wherever a contest remains.
Delhi Police registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others over their alleged unauthorised entry into Akashvani Bhavan during an October 6 INDIA bloc protest. Congress says the case is an attempt to suppress its campaign against the Election Commission.
The Supreme Court says it never approved a modified Form 6 used during the SIR process and has sought Election Commission records to determine who authorised any changes, while declining for now to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two pleas today challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar's functioning, seeking his suspension and questioning the nationwide SIR process amid continuing protests and a dispute over internal Election Commission decisions.
The INDIA bloc has announced nationwide “Save Democracy” marches from Oct. 2–8 over the Election Commission and SIR controversy, with MPs planning an Oct. 6 march to the EC. The BJP has rejected the allegations as political frustration after electoral defeats.
Opposition parties have intensified calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal after a report said two Election Commissioners raised repeated objections over SIR and electoral-roll decisions. Some leaders have also demanded his arrest, while the ECI says all final decisions were unanimous.
The Election Commission says all final decisions taken by the full Commission over the past year, including SIR-related measures, were unanimous despite reported objections raised during internal deliberations. Here is what the dispute means for voters.
