"Who at ECI Ordered to Make that Change?": Rahul Gandhi Questions Form 6 Modification Amid SIR Row
Rahul Gandhi said the voter registration form was altered illegally and asked who ordered Tata Consultancy Services to add the SIR-linked declaration.
- On Thursday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi questioned the Election Commission of India regarding who authorized changes to the online Form 6 used for voter registration, asking if Tata Consultancy Services faced pressure.
- Reports indicate that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to SIR decisions, claiming changes were made to the ECINET portal without their knowledge or recommendations.
- While the Election Commission maintains that its orders follow established statutory procedures, it recently removed the additional SIR-related declaration from Form 6 in states where the Special Intensive Revision process has already been completed.
- Amid these concerns, the INDIA bloc announced joint "Save Democracy March" events at the district level from October 2 to October 8, with Opposition MPs scheduled to march to the Election Commission on October 6.
- Opposition leaders plan to meet President Droupadi Murmu in the second week of October to raise concerns about electoral irregularities and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Rahul Gandhi questions Form 6 modification amid SIR row, asks 'who at ECI ordered to make changes'
Rahul Gandhi's remarks come a day after the opposition INDIA bloc announced joint 'save democracy' marches in all districts and five major rallies, demanded that future polls be held with ballot paper, and appealed to the Supreme Court to expedite cases of SIR and electoral "malpractices".
Rahul Gandhi asks who at Election Commission ordered TCS to make ‘illegal’ change in Form 6 - The Tribune
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the online Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, was changed “illegally” and asked who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to make the change and whether the company was pressured into doing so.
Who at EC ordered TCS to make 'illegal' change in Form 6, asks Rahul Gandhi
Raising concerns over recent changes made to the online voter registration process, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded accountability from both the Election Commission and Tata Consultancy Services for these alterations. Opposition leaders met to discuss issues surrounding electoral malpractices and the demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
‘Who ordered the change?’ Rahul Gandhi questions EC over Form 6 row
The online Form 6 was changed illegally - as the EC's own Commissioners have recorded. Who at the ECI ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change? Who at TCS signed off on it? And were they pressured into doing it, questions Gandhi
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