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Shah offers a special session on SIR, and dares the Opposition to turn up
The Home Minister told a Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav gathering in Raipur that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He accused the Congress of backing Naxalism and alleged Rahul Gandhi had 'mocked Parliament'. No date has been set.
Nadda in Bhopal, Nabin with Yogi in Gorakhpur as BJP's 'save democracy' marches fan out
The BJP is holding 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' marches and rallies in several states on Wednesday, with Union minister J P Nadda leading one in Bhopal and party president Nitin Nabin walking beside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur. A third march is planned in East Delhi, and the ABVP is taking out a 15,000-strong student rally at Delhi University. The campaign runs alongside the BJP-opposition row over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Shah calls INDIA rally a 'save infiltrators' march, dares Congress to debate SIR in Parliament
Addressing a BJP padayatra in Hyderabad in support of the SIR, Home Minister Amit Shah called the INDIA bloc's Delhi rally a 'save infiltrators' rally. He rejected the charge that 13 crore voters had been removed, saying six crore had changed address and three crore were dead. He challenged the Congress to a Parliament debate on SIR and EVMs.
Voter list deadline moves to Nov 25 in Delhi, Nov 13 in Maharashtra after a nudge from the Supreme Court
A day after the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to consider giving more time, the EC extended the claims-and-objections window in six states and reopened it in five. Final rolls are now due November 30 in five states and December 22 in Delhi.
572 deletion forms, one constituency: BJP booth agents named in most objections to Muslim voters
Figures from Form 7 applications in Mustafabad show 843 objections filed since August 31, the highest for any Delhi constituency. Of 597 third-party forms, 96 per cent name BJP booth level agents as objectors, and 572 of those target Muslim electors across 24 parts of the seat.
Can laxity cost you the vote forever? Supreme Court asks Election Commission
Hearing pleas against Delhi's special intensive revision, the Supreme Court questioned why voters already on the 2026 rolls are being made to apply afresh through Form 6. It said it has not yet ruled on the legality of 'logical discrepancy' deletions. The Election Commission told the court it will look into the suggestions and extend the October 30 deadline.
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.
A thank-you note from Rahul Gandhi, and a November 1 date for the opposition rally
The Congress leader sarcastically thanked the BJP and its allies for promoting the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally against 'vote chori'. The Congress also accused the Election Commission of withholding information on the ECINET software.
61,059 deletion requests, not one with a reason: election officials filed Form-7 against voters
Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant EROs in Karnataka filed 61,059 Form-7 applications to strike names off the rolls, and none records why. Officials blame auto-generated forms. The final roll is due on October 27.
All 403 Uttar Pradesh seats now under voter-roll audit as EC orders Form 6, 7, 8 scrutiny
The Election Commission has put under mandatory scrutiny every name added, deleted or amended in Uttar Pradesh's electoral rolls through Forms 6, 7 and 8 fed by computer assistants, across all 403 assembly constituencies, after the Special Intensive Revision ended on April 10. The order follows anomalies in districts including Pilibhit and Azamgarh. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has alleged the EC refused an RTI query on the SIR software.
CJP leaders walk free after seven days; INDIA bloc to huddle on 'vote chori' today
Cockroach Janta Party co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released from Tihar Jail after seven days in custody, after promising not to call protests at Jantar Mantar. The Crime Branch has summoned them for questioning. The INDIA bloc meets today on the 'vote chori' campaign.
CEC removal bid will follow due process, Birla says as farm outfits press Murmu
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said any impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will follow due process, as farm outfits wrote to President Droupadi Murmu demanding his resignation over the electoral roll revision.
Arunachal BJP backs SIR to check 'outsiders', flags illegal migrant inflow
The Arunachal Pradesh BJP has backed the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, saying accurate voter lists are needed amid concern over the inflow of 'illegal migrants' into a state of 26 major tribes.
SSR is RSS in reverse, says Akhilesh Yadav, accusing BJP of rigging voter rolls
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of conspiring to manipulate electoral rolls through the Election Commission, calling the ongoing special summary revision an 'RSS' in reverse.
Congress wants CEC out, CPI(M) marches at night, Arunachal BJP backs SIR
The SIR row widened as the Congress demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation in Mumbai, the CPI(M) took out a night march in Kerala, and the BJP's Arunachal unit backed the revision. An audit flagged centralised control on the ECINet platform.
SIR, delimitation and women's quota: Kharge to meet Modi today
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to raise the opposition's concerns over the SIR of electoral rolls, delimitation and women's reservation. He says he has written two letters to the PM.
Congress CWC demands PM Modi and Amit Shah resign over 'vote chori', as Kharge prepares to meet PM
The Congress Working Committee demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah resign on moral grounds over the alleged 'vote chori' in the SIR of electoral rolls, and repeated its call for the CEC's resignation. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge said he would raise the issue with the PM on October 21.
Torches and 'Azadi' chants: CPI(M) night march demands CEC's resignation
The CPI(M) in Kerala's Malappuram took out a night march on Monday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision, and expressed solidarity with the Jantar Mantar protests.
Sanjay Raut Offers Public Apology Before the Supreme Court
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by 13 opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sanjay Raut, alleging manipulation in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.