Sharma asked how the names of the people who are being removed from the voter list in Bihar were included. He said that the opposition is opposing the SIR when the Election Commission is separating their "vote bank" through the exercise.
The decision comes after the Commission noticed several recent cases where applicants submitted "manipulated or false affidavits" in attempts to secure political party registration.
Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday expressed doubts over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) putting pressure on the Election Commission (EC) to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise for their own benefit.
Replying to Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav's claim of sending 18,000 affidavits, the CEO said that their office has also not received any affidavit in its original form regarding this matter as of September 4 (Thursday).
The allegations of discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections were levelled by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who pledged that the opposition would not
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Thursday stated that the ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', which had started as a result of outrage against the collusion between the Election Commission (EC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had now transformed into a people's movemen
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anil Rajbhar on Monday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over his remarks on the Election Commission, stating that if Yadav had any doubts about the poll body, he should have approached the court.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Sunday said that the Election Commission of India refused to address any of the concerns raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over "electoral manipulation".
Lok Janshakti Party MP Arun Bharti on Sunday slammed 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' kick-started by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, aiming to raise awareness about voter rights and protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Election Commission of India on Thursday strongly responded to the "vote theft" allegations, stating that the attempt to "create a false narrative" against the poll body is a "direct attack" on the Indian voters and "assault" on the integrity of election staff.
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday accused MLC Dinesh Singh of possessing two voter ID cards amid the ongoing allegations on the Election Commission of "voter fraud."
In the wake of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "fake votes" against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday demanded answers from the EC on what happened in Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constitue