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SIR screened 10 crore voters and found 1,600 'foreigners'. Congress wants the CEC out
The Congress on Thursday called the Special Intensive Revision a conspiracy run by the PM and home minister, and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Jairam Ramesh said just 1,600 suspected foreign nationals were detected across six states after nearly 10 crore people were screened. The Election Commission has defended the exercise in a 248-page affidavit to the Supreme Court.
Delimitation: Congress asks three questions, government points to its letters
The Congress has asked the government whether it has a fresh delimitation proposal and why it is refusing an all-party meeting. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju cited past consultations and said the Opposition had been engaged.