What are Rahul Gandhi's key demands as INDIA bloc moves Supreme Court against EC

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders on Monday (October 12) filed a petition in the Supreme Court over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The joint plea by INDIA bloc leaders, which may come up for hearing on today, has mainly sought 10 forms of relief from the apex court. What are key demands in Gandhi's plea 1) The plea has sought the constitution of an independent committee headed by a retired apex court judge, and assisted by technical experts and other citizens of eminence, to conduct within a fixed time an independent audit of deletions and modifications made during the SIR. 2)It also sought a direction to ensure that no elector is deleted from the electoral roll without notice and a reasonable opportunity of hearing in accordance with law. 3) It has also to ensure that eligible persons in Punjab and other states going to polls are permitted to seek inclusion in the electoral rolls until the last date permitted by law. 4)The petition has sought direction to the poll panel to place on record the complete files, agendas, minutes, notings and objections recorded by the Election Commissioners in respect of each of the "disputed decisions" relating to the SIR of electoral rolls, together with the relevant ECINET and ERONET access logs and the complete file recording the decision dated June 24, 2025 to commence the SIR exercise across the country. 5)It has sought a direction to examine whether the disputed decisions relating to the SIR were taken in compliance with Article 324 of the Constitution, Section 18 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, and the law declared by the apex court. 6)The plea said if any of the decisions have been taken without lawful authority, the same be quashed. 7)The plea has also sought a direction to the EC to ensure that online Form 6 conforms to the form prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, unless and until the said Rules are lawfully amended in accordance with the applicable procedure. 8)It also sought a direction for publishing, booth-wise, the names of all electors deleted during the SIR, together with the reasons for each deletion and a breakdown of deletions by gender and age. 9) Further, the plea has sought to provide an effective and functional mechanism for restoring the names of electors found eligible for inclusion in the electoral rolls. 10)The plea said the petitioners further seek examination of the manner in which the ECINET and ERONET electoral roll databases are designed, configured and operated.