Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with 10 leaders of the INDIA bloc filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India on the issue of discrepancies in deletion of voters and other related issues linked to the S pecial Intensive Revision (SIR).
The petition is likely to be heard on Tuesday. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Rahul Gandhi vs Election Commission’: Supreme Court Hearing Likely Tomorrow ‘Rahul Gandhi vs Election Commission’: Supreme Court Hearing Likely Tomorrow ‘Rahul Gandhi vs Election Commission’: Supreme Court Hearing Likely Tomorrow Earlier reporting noted: A senior lawyer filed a petition on behalf of Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders in the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, questioning the mass deletion of voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and seeking intervention in the functioning of the Election Commission. The much anticipated petition was filed by Gandhi along with Congress president and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party President and MP Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby, CPI general secretary D Raja, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Mahua Majhi, MCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule and Indian Muslim Union League (IUML) MP ET Mohammed Bashir. Follow live updates from Delhi protest The petition has been filed through advocate S Prasanna and names ECI along with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the other two commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as respondents. The petition seeks to raise discrepancies of voter deletions during SIR and requires the Supreme Court to summon all records concerning the decisions taken by the ECI and conduct an independent probe. The original plan was to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. However, when the CJI refused to meet them and asked them to approach the court like a litigator, the politicians decided to file a formal petition.
Earlier reporting noted: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were joined by thousands of supporters in the INDIA bloc’s march to the Supreme Court.
