SIR or SSR? What the Election Commission’s revision announcement actually means — Congress and P Chidambaram

SIR or SSR? What the Election Commission’s revision announcement actually means — Congress and P Chidambaram

Chidambaram’s allegations of political surrender and mass deletions demand evidence, not rhetoric; the distinction between electoral-roll revision processes and judicial scrutiny must not be lost in partisan debate. Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that public protests and a Supreme Court notice forced the Election Commission of India (ECI), under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, to abandon the Speci…