ECI functioning as arm of BJP, SIR part of strategy to manufacture majority: Congress
SIR was part of this conscious BJP, Modi-Shah strategy to manufacture a majority and to manipulate the electoral roll in a manner that you disenfranchise a large number of people, says Jairam Ramesh
On July 5, 2026, the Congress party accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of operating as a wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that the SIR (Special Interest Registration) was a component of the Modi-Shah strategy to artificially create a majority by tampering with voter registration lists. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh emphasized that he does not object to the process of updating voter rolls, but is vehemently opposed to the manner in which the ECI is handling, supervising, and potentially manipulating the entire procedure.
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