EC Rejects Claims Of Unilateral SIR Decisions By CEC Gyanesh Kumar
What Happened
The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court that all three orders relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were unanimously approved by CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. The affidavit responds to a petition challenging the CEC’s functioning and certain SIR decisions. The EC also denied amending Form 6, used for voter enrolment. It said the additional SIR declaration was a separate document, although its online presentation had raised concerns that it could be interpreted as part of Form 6.
Key Takeaways
The EC has rejected allegations that the CEC acted unilaterally, but these are the Commission’s submissions before the Supreme Court. The legal challenge itself is still before the Court.