SIR Aimed at Helping BJP Win Polls, SC Must Stop Bulk Deletions: Kapil Sibal

SIR aimed at helping BJP win polls, SC must stop bulk deletions: Sibal

Kapil Sibal claims the electoral roll revision aids BJP's election strategy and urges the Supreme Court to intervene against fraudulent deletions.

EC manipulates voters' list by SIR: Kapil Sibal seeks Supreme Court intervention

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has urged the Supreme Court to stop bulk voter deletions under the Election Commission's SIR exercise. His remarks deepen the Opposition's charge that electoral roll revisions are being used to skew elections.

SIR aimed at manipulating voters list, Supreme Court must stop bulk deletions: Kapil Sibal

The former Union minister alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that is ongoing in various states is aimed at helping the BJP win elections.

SIR aimed at helping BJP win polls, SC must stop bulk deletions: Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal alleges the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision manipulates voter lists. He claims this exercise aims to help the BJP win upcoming elections. BJP agents reportedly target minority voters for bulk deletions in Jharkhand. Congress leaders also criticized the Election Commission, calling it the "Vote Chori Aayog".

SIR aimed at manipulating voters list, SC must stop bulk deletions: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal alleges the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision manipulates voter lists. He claims this exercise aims to help the BJP win upcoming elections. BJP agents reportedly target minority voters for bulk deletions in Jharkhand. Congress leaders also criticized the Election Commission, calling it the "Vote Chori Aayog".

Jharkhand SIR faceoff: BJP agents seek to delete voters, Booth Level Officers raise red flag

An Indian Express investigation in Godda, Jharkhand, finds BJP booth agents submitted multiple Form 7 deletion requests, almost exclusively naming minority voters — with several BLOs refusing the forms and one agent burning them.