Union Minister Dismisses Opposition Allegations Over Election Commission Electoral Roll Controversy
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Union minister Prahlad Joshi dismissed opposition allegations against the Election Commission regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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- Union minister Prahlad Joshi claimed there is no concrete proof supporting opposition allegations of wrongdoing by the Election Commission.
- The opposition recently protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Reports suggested internal disagreements within the Commission, but the body maintained that all final decisions were unanimous.
- The minister stated these accusations are an attempt by the opposition to voice distress over electoral defeats.
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- Ongoing opposition protests against the Election Commission
- Developments regarding the Special Intensive Revision process
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Prahlad Joshi
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“The pain in their hearts caused by their defeat... they are trying to express that distress through the SIR issue,”
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…against the Election Commission.Reacting to the opposition's claims, Joshi said the protest was an expression of the “pain” caused by its electoral defeat. He said the SIR issue was being used to voice that distress.“ The pain in their hearts caused by their defeat... they are trying to express that distress through the SIR issue, ” Joshi said.His remarks came in response to questions about a report published by The Indian Express, which cited concerns allegedly raised within the Election Commission over the SIR exercise. The report claimed that…
“Whatever has appeared in The Indian Express... if you even believe that, I am not saying they have no right, but I am also saying that it is not concrete proof for that. It is not at all concrete proof,”
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…part of its functioning and maintained that all final decisions on the exercise were unanimous. Joshi said that even if the report was taken into consideration, it did not amount to conclusive evidence of wrongdoing.“ Whatever has appeared in The Indian Express... if you even believe that, I am not saying they have no right, but I am also saying that it is not concrete proof for that. It is not at all concrete proof, ” he said.Joshi also disputed the opposition's suggestion that decisions related to the SIR were taken unilaterally. Referring to the Election Commission's own press release, he said decisions of the poll panel had been…
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