Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc leaders move Supreme Court challenging SIR, voter deletions
Eleven opposition leaders in India, including Rahul Gandhi, have filed a Supreme Court petition challenging alleged irregularities and voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The move follows the Chief Justice of India's refusal to meet with Gandhi regarding the issue, citing pending related cases.
Why it matters
This legal challenge highlights significant tensions between the Indian opposition and the Election Commission, raising concerns about the integrity of the electoral process in the world's largest democracy.
Eleven Opposition leaders, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, have moved a plea before the Supreme Court challenging large-scale voter deletions and alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls..The other petitioners in the matter include Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader MA Baby, Communist Party of India leader D Raja, Mahua Majhi of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader Mohammed Basheer..Rahul Gandhi had earlier sought a meeting with the CJI to hand over a representation flagging issues concerning the SIR, the functioning of the Election Commission and the Delhi police's handling of anti-SIR protests.However, since related cases are pending before the Supreme Court,…
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