US EditionDid Not Examine at Appropriate Time: EC Hits Out at Opposition Amid Bihar SIR Row
Chief Election Commissioner denies allegations of voter roll manipulation during Bihar Special Intensive Revision, citing a transparent process involving over 65 million voters and multiple party checks.
- On August 17, the Election Commission of India scheduled a press conference in New Delhi to explain the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar amid rising political tensions.
- The SIR followed demands from most political parties to correct voter lists, but the opposition sharply accused the EC of manipulating rolls and colluding with the BJP, escalating disputes since Maharashtra last year.
- The EC highlighted that 1.6 lakh Booth Level Agents from parties jointly prepared draft lists, which saw a drop of 65 lakh voters in Bihar mostly due to deaths and migration, while no timely objections were raised by parties.
- Rahul Gandhi alleged 'vote chori' through manipulated entries in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura, claiming theft of 1,00,250 votes and demanded machine-readable rolls, while EC called such claims an insult to the Constitution.
- The EC reaffirmed its impartiality, stating it stands with all voters without discrimination and welcomes scrutiny, while the Bihar SIR remains under judicial review and political controversy continues to mount.
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‘Anurag Thakur Given Machine-Readable List’: Congress Slams ECI Presser On ‘Vote Chori’ Row; BJP Targets Rahul
Following the ECI's defense of Bihar's voter roll revision, political parties traded accusations of misleading the public. Congress questioned the ECI's neutrality and BJP access to machine-readable voter lists.
'Insult To India's Constitution': ECI Lashes Out Against Allegations Of 'Vote Theft' In Bihar SIR
The Election Commission's response came after Rahul Gandhi accused the poll body of stealing elections and manipulating the Bihar Assembly polls through the SIR of electoral rolls.
What are the challenges confronting the EC?
Why is the Election Commission of India in the eye of a storm? What are the allegations raised by the Opposition? What happened after the draft electoral roll was released in Bihar? What is the Supreme Court’s interim order? How are migrant voters going to be affected by the SIR?
Did not examine at appropriate time: EC hits out at Opposition amid Bihar SIR row
The Election Commission stressed that political parties are involved at all stages of preparation of electoral rolls, as the poll body faces criticism over the voter list revision in Bihar.
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