Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar meets Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi on Saturday as controversy continues over reported differences inside the Election Commission regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The meeting follows media reports claiming Sandhu and Joshi raised reservations on multiple occasions about decisions and orders connected to the SIR process.
After the meeting, the Election Commission issues a press note clarifying several aspects of how the SIR exercise proceeds and how the commission functions internally. The statement also addresses its position on a letter reportedly sent by Sandhu and Joshi to the Cabinet Secretary. Media coverage frames the row as raising questions about the EC’s decision-making and attracts political and legal scrutiny.
Across sources, the core points are the same: the full commission meeting happens amid the reported dissent, and the EC follows it with clarifications focused on SIR timelines, the enrolment of new voters, and an answer to concerns raised in an earlier report. While outlets differ in how much they emphasize the underlying dispute, they all report the meeting and the EC’s subsequent clarifications as the immediate response.
