EC has unleashed chaos, absolute mayhem: Congress slams poll body on SIR
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the Election Commission of creating chaos through its management of the SIR process. The opposition party alleges that the commission is acting as an arm of the BJP to manipulate electoral rolls, while the EC maintains the process is intended to clean up voter lists.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights growing tensions between India's primary opposition party and the election watchdog regarding the integrity of the electoral process.
Criticising the Election Commission for the manner in which it was conducting the SIR, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday (July 13, 2026) said the poll watchdog has unleashed "chaos and absolute mayhem" that is sparing nobody.
The Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared on X an article by R.S. Sharma, former Director-General of the Unique Identification Authority of India, in which he stated that asking people to prove citizenship is the state's failure.
In his post, Mr. Ramesh said, "This is a powerful and courageous article by a very distinguished former civil servant with a background in science and technology."
"The Election Commission has unleashed chaos and absolute mayhem that is sparing nobody," the Congress leader said.
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