Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi | Dissent in the Election Commission
The two Election Commissioner, both appointed by the government under the new 2023 law, have raised questions about changes to electoral rolls, centralised control and the Election Commission’s decision-making process
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar convened a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi on Saturday, amid controversy surrounding reports of disagreements within the Election Commission over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This meeting came after media reports claimed that Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had expressed reservations over several SIR-related decisions.
The controversy has drawn political and legal scrutiny onto the functioning of the Election Commission. Post the meeting, the Commission issued a press release outlining key decisions and clarified its position on a letter purportedly sent by Sandhu and Joshi to the Cabinet Secretary.
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