Kumaraswamy Seeks ECI Clarification on Reported Internal Differences
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Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has urged the Election Commission of India to clarify reports concerning internal disagreements among its members.
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- Kumaraswamy stated that the Election Commission of India should address media reports regarding internal disputes among its members.
- Reports have emerged alleging that commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded multiple objections during the electoral roll revision process.
- Meanwhile, Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari has separately accused the commission of bias toward the Bharatiya Janata Party regarding voter list deletions.
- The Election Commission of India maintains that its internal discussions are standard practice and that final decisions have been unanimous.
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H.D. Kumaraswamy
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“It is not the question of demands by any party or any leader. The responsibility of the Election Commission, that is important. What is the ground reality? What is going on inside the Election Commission?”
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…Speaking to reporters, Kumaraswamy said the responsibility of clarifying the situation rests with the poll panel itself and stressed that the country needs to know the facts behind reports of internal differences. “ It is not the question of demands by any party or any leader. The responsibility of the Election Commission, that is important. What is the ground reality? What is going on inside the Election Commission? ” Kumaraswamy said. He said there was a need to distinguish between what has been reported in the media and the actual situation within the poll panel. “The difference between what we are watching in the media and what…
“The difference between what we are watching in the media and what is the real fact has to come out by these members. Because this is an important organisation, an autonomous body; why has it happened? That reality they must tell the media and the country. Their responsibility is greater. It is not an easy thing. Those three Election Commission members, including the chairman, what is the problem between them? What is the fault in that? Anything is there, they have to spell it,”
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…ground reality? What is going on inside the Election Commission?” Kumaraswamy said. He said there was a need to distinguish between what has been reported in the media and the actual situation within the poll panel. “ The difference between what we are watching in the media and what is the real fact has to come out by these members. Because this is an important organisation, an autonomous body; why has it happened? That reality they must tell the media and the country. Their responsibility is greater. It is not an easy thing. Those three Election Commission members, including the chairman, what is the problem between them? What is the fault in that? Anything is there, they have to spell it, ” he said. His remarks come amid a political controversy over reports of internal notes and objections within the ECI during the SIR exercise. Opposition leaders have raised questions over the functioning of the poll…
Irfan Ansari
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“I want to ask the citizens of the country, and I even want to ask the BJP voters: Names have been removed from the voter list; your name might have been removed too,”
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…that benefited the BJP and questioned whether the poll panel would work according to the directions of a political party. These allegations were made by Ansari and were not independently established in his remarks. “ I want to ask the citizens of the country, and I even want to ask the BJP voters: Names have been removed from the voter list; your name might have been removed too, ” Ansari said. He also alleged that names of Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis had been deleted from voter lists, claiming that vulnerable sections were being targeted. Ansari further demanded that elections in Bihar be held…
“The Commission is an independent, neutral body. No political party should interfere with it,”
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…Adivasis had been deleted from voter lists, claiming that vulnerable sections were being targeted. Ansari further demanded that elections in Bihar be held again, alleging that voters had been removed from the rolls. “ The Commission is an independent, neutral body. No political party should interfere with it, ” he said, while alleging that Kumar had interfered and helped the BJP. Ansari also claimed that the same issue had occurred in West Bengal, alleging that large numbers of names were deleted from electoral rolls. The…
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