‘To hide roll manipulation’: Cong questions EC over withholding ECINET details

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday intensified its criticism of the Election Commission (EC), alleging that the poll body’s repeated refusal to disclose details of the ECINET software was aimed at concealing what the party described as “centralised manipulation” in the “disastrous” Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh shared a report by The Hindustan Times, which said the EC had declined to reveal the name and version of the software used to detect errors and anomalies in voter rolls during the SIR exercise.Also Read | ‘Portal not in accordance with law’: Congress accuses Election Commission of ‘lying’ over ECINetThe report stated that the poll panel cited “commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property” as grounds for withholding the information, stating the details sought were, therefore, exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Accusing the EC of making “flimsy” excuses, Ramesh…