INDIA bloc meet: Opposition to sharpen EC, BJP attack - what's on agenda
The INDIA opposition bloc is meeting to coordinate a strategy against the Election Commission regarding the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls. The coalition is discussing a joint action plan that includes potential motions for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Why it matters
This highlights escalating tensions between India's opposition parties and the national election body, which could impact the integrity and perception of future electoral processes.
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc is set to meet for the second time in four months on Wednesday to chalk out its response to the alleged differences within the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.The opposition parties are likely to finalise a joint action plan, including an agitation against the EC's voter-roll exercise and a demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.What's on agendaThe opposition will prepare a draft notice for a fresh bid to move a motion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the removal of the CEC and deliberate on its approval at the meeting, sources told news agency PTI.On April 7, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairperson CP Radhakrishnan had rejected the opposition's first notice, which was signed by 130 Lok Sabha members and 63 Rajya Sabha members, seeking the CEC's removal over alleged partisanship and arbitrariness…
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