23 Opposition parties raise concerns about SIR in letter to chief justice

Twenty-three Opposition parties have sent a letter to Chief Justice Surya Kant raising concerns about the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, the Congress said on Tuesday.

The exact contents of the letter were not immediately known.

Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose told ANI that the Opposition has urged the judiciary to look into the manner in which the exercise is “being manipulated” by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The parties also alleged “biased” conduct by the Election Commission in the letter, The Hindu reported.

The decision to write to the chief justice was taken at the INDIA bloc meeting on June 8.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had skipped the Opposition alliance meeting, also signed the letter, TMC MP Derek O’Brien said on Tuesday. An Independent MP was also among the signatories.

After the June 8 meeting, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Opposition parties would write to the chief justice about the special intensive revision of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission in the country, and the alleged “vote loot” and the “stealing of elections”.

The Opposition has for long alleged that the BJP has been colluding with the Election Commission to secure favourable electoral outcomes. It has also alleged that the revision of voter lists was an attempt to undermine democracy.

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