SIR tweaks proof of 'disaster', says Congress
The Congress party in India has escalated its protests against the Election Commission over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, calling the process a disaster that leads to mass disenfranchisement. Opposition parties are coordinating further actions and district-level protests.
Why it matters
Electoral roll integrity and tensions between opposition parties and the election watchdog are critical to democratic norms and upcoming political alignments in India.
NEW DELHI: Congress Sunday continued with its protest against EC, saying the proposed measures related to special intensive revision of electoral rolls were an admission that the exercise had been a "disaster". It added the "piecemeal measures" for deleted or at-risk voters would do little to mitigate "mass disenfranchisement".Congress's statement came amid mobilisation by the opposition to coordinate with INDIA bloc members and non-NDA parties as they prepare to further their protest.
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