'SIR decision unanimous': EC plays down report of internal disagreement over roll revision

NEW DELHI: Although Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged multiple issues over the pan-India Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, the poll panel was unanimous in its decisions related to the voter list purification drive, officials told news agency PTI.The clarification comes at a time when Indian Express claiming the contrary sparked a massive row. It claimed that the two Election Commissioners had objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SIR.EC sources also told PTI that all decisions of the Election Commission of India, including SIR, have been unanimous and with the approval of both Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Responding to queries, officials said that the two commissioners had flagged decisions related to the deletion of names in various states during the voter roll cleanup and the handling of the voter database.Officials…