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- Congress leader K.C.
- Venugopal has accused the Election Commission of India of not responding to Opposition concerns and questions.
- About 23% of names, or 1.07 crore of 5.54 crore voters, were deleted from Karnataka's electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Notices have been issued to 43 lakh additional voters in Karnataka who Venugopal said could also face deletion.
- Venugopal claimed the deletions do not look natural and that the Election Commission is trying to hide something.
- The allegation matters because it targets the neutrality of the body that conducts India's elections.
What to watch next
- The Election Commission's response to the Opposition's concerns on the Karnataka roll deletions.
- Whether the Karnataka government acts against irregularities in the SIR process, as the Congress hopes.
- The fate of the 43 lakh voters in Karnataka who have received notices during the SIR.
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K.C. Venugopal
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“In the last three to four years, the ECI is not responding to any of the questions posed by the Opposition.”
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…party, All India Congress Committee general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of not responding to concerns and questions of the Opposition parties. “ In the last three to four years, the ECI is not responding to any of the questions posed by the Opposition. It cannot be said that the deletions look natural. The Election Commission is deliberately doing it and trying to hide something. Several times our petitions have been dismissed. It has never happened in the country’s…
“The Election Commission is deliberately doing it and trying to hide something.”
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…to concerns and questions of the Opposition parties. “In the last three to four years, the ECI is not responding to any of the questions posed by the Opposition. It cannot be said that the deletions look natural. The Election Commission is deliberately doing it and trying to hide something. Several times our petitions have been dismissed. It has never happened in the country’s history,” he told presspersons here after participating in a meeting on SIR with party’s office-bearers. “In Karnataka, of 5.54…
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Why it matters2
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- Election Commission of India reputational damage· immediate
- Karnataka voters disenfranchisement risk· weeks
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