The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Election Commission regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The court sought a response from Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, and Vivek Joshi. This legal battle over alleged voter deletions highlights growing tensions between the opposition and election officials.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India and others on a petition filed by Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi and the INDI alliance challenging the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging voter deletions.
The apex court sought a response from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as well as Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. Moreover, the top court also issued notice to Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and others on the petition against INDI bloc's march to the Supreme Court over SIR irregularities.