Ex-Home Secretary R.K. Singh accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of ‘illegalities’ in SIR, calls for Opposition unity
An intensive revision for the whole country was illegal, said Mr. Singh, adding that the Supreme Court order upholding the general SIR was wrong
Former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of violating electoral laws during the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of India's electoral rolls. In an open letter, Singh urged opposition parties to boycott elections until Kumar and the other Election Commissioners resign. Singh claims that the CEC and his superiors violated Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, by conducting an intensive revision of the entire country's electoral rolls without proper legal grounds.
He also alleges that Kumar removed the names of 16 lakh voters without conducting an enquiry or hearing, and added an appendix to the Form 6 application form without authority. Singh calls on the opposition parties to join forces in rejecting the upcoming elections until Kumar and his colleagues are removed from their positions.
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