Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi file a petition in India’s Supreme Court challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, after protests in Delhi. The petition asks for full transparency, records of the SIR process, and a judicial review into whether actions taken by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were taken unilaterally.
The outlets report that the petition is filed amid claims of irregularities and that the SIR exercise has reportedly led to the deletion of around 13 crore voters. Mint adds that the protest includes demands for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. Scroll.in notes that the Opposition’s attempt to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant was declined before the matter reached the court. Other coverage frames the move as part of a broader push by INDIA bloc leaders to seek an audit or scrutiny of the deletions and the procedures followed.
