However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not yet announced any dates for conducting the SIR in the Bengal, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar saying on August 17 that a decision will be taken on it.
This was the third Conference of Chief Electoral Officers this year. The conference was inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in the presence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a meeting with a delegation from the Communist Party of India, led by its General Secretary D. Raja, on Thursday at Nirvachan Sadan, Delhi, to receive their suggestions, ECI said in a release.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi held an interaction with a delegation from Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday at Nirvachan Sadan
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticised the Election Commission, saying that the Chief Election Commissioner's press conference gave rise to additional questions rather than answering Rahul Gandhi's "vote theft" allegations.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday launched an attack against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and said that he did not present clear answers with facts in his press conference.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday said that the job of the Election Commission of India is not to attack the opposition, adding that the poll body carried out a "shameful display of puppetry" in its media interaction yesterday.
Congress workers hold a protest outside the residence of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Agra over the allegations of 'vote chori' against the BJP and the Election Commission of India.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi questioned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's recent remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi, asking why similar treatment was not extended to BJP. He claimed the CEC's press conference undermined the institution's reputation.
Amid the ongoing allegations of 'vote theft,' opposition parties are likely to bring an impeachment motion in the monsoon session of Parliament against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said.
Jharkhand Congress leader Rajesh Thakur criticised the Chief Election Commissioner's recent address for being "controversial" and lacking concrete clarity. He questioned the logic behind privacy concerns in voting broadcasts and accused the CEC of making "irrelevant statements," saying the C
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday assured that the officials of the Election Commission of India are working towards making Special Intensive Revision in Bihar a "huge success".