SIR Aimed at Helping BJP Win Polls, SC Must Stop Bulk Deletions: Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal says bulk deletions under the Special Intensive Revision are targeting minority voters and has urged the Supreme Court to halt the exercise.
- On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal alleged the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision aims to manipulate voter lists to help the BJP win elections, urging the Supreme Court to halt "bulk deletions."
- Sibal claimed BJP workers are filing motivated bulk forms to delete voters without cause, stating, "You can file bulk forms—in the sense you can get 45, take 45 of them, or 100 of them, or even 400 of them."
- Data shared by Sibal indicates 47 lakh names were cut in Delhi, representing 23-24 per cent of the electorate, while 2.05 crore names were cut in Uttar Pradesh; five to six crore exclusions occurred overall.
- Reports indicate BJP agents in Jharkhand's Godda district are targeting Muslim voters for deletion; Sibal warned that while Booth Level Officers in opposition-held states object, school teachers elsewhere face pressure to comply.
- Sibal warned that without Supreme Court intervention, the SIR exercise threatens India's democracy, while Rahul Gandhi alleged the BJP and the "Vote Chori Aayog" employ these tactics to ensure victory at any cost.
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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 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.
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