Rush Hour: Opposition flags SIR concerns to CJI, another setback for Uddhav Sena and more

Twenty-three Opposition parties have sent a letter to Chief Justice Surya Kant expressing its concerns about the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The exact contents of the letter were not immediately known.

Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose said that the Opposition had urged the judiciary to look into the manner in which the exercise was “being manipulated” by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The decision to write to the chief justice was taken at the INDIA bloc meeting on June 8. Though the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Aam Aadmi Party had skipped the Opposition alliance meeting, they also signed the letter. Read on.

A question to ask as the INDIA bloc turns three: Where is it going?

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLC Sachin Ahir filed his nomination for the post of deputy chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on behalf of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. He filed the nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, indicating that he has switched sides to the ruling alliance.

Uddhav Sena leader Ambadas Danve said that MLC Jagannath Abhyankar would be the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s candidate for the post.

The development comes eight days after six of the Uddhav Sena’s nine Lok Sabha MPs joined...

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