Delhi SIR: Election Commissioner SS Sandhu, CM Rekha Gupta among 33 lakh issued notices

Election Commissioner SS Sandhu, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal are among 33 lakh electors in the national capital for whom notices have been generated in the special intensive revision process for them to prove their eligibility to vote, The Indian Express reported.

The list of persons to whom notices have been issued was released on Saturday on the website of the Delhi chief electoral officer.

Gupta, a voter from the Shalimar Bagh constituency, was sent a notice as the difference between her age and her parents’ age appeared to be below 15 years. Her details were later validated when she provided the necessary documents, the electoral registration officer from the constituency said.

Kejriwal and his family had not provided details about their inclusion in the last special intensive revision exercise, The Indian Express quoted the Electoral Registration Officer of the New Delhi Assembly seat as saying.

Commenting on Kejriwal being given a notice, AAP national executive member Anurag Dhanda remarked in a social media post: “We have been saying from the very first day that this isn’t just the SIR, but is the BJP’s game at play. If they had their way, they’d reserve voting rights just for [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi and [Union Home Minister] Amit Shah, and delete the votes of...

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