{
  "id": 10892963,
  "title": "AAP won’t take part in INDIA bloc’s meeting on EC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/aap-wont-take-part-in-india-blocs-meeting-on-ec",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:35:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-not-part-of-india-bloc-wont-attend-meeting-on-issues-concerning-ec-sanjay-singh/articleshow/134585298.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh stated on Wednesday that his party does not belong to the INDIA bloc and hence will not participate in the meeting aimed at discussing matters related to the Election Commission. Singh further emphasized that his party advocates for the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and is addressing the issues he perceives as shortcomings of the Election Commission through both grassroots and parliamentary actions. The AAP formally withdrew from the opposition INDIA bloc on July 18, 2025, with Singh explaining that the alliance was established specifically for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Consequently, there is no intention for the AAP to join the forthcoming meeting. Singh, when asked, reiterated that the Aam Aadmi Party is not a part of the INDIA bloc. The INDIA bloc's top leaders are convening to devise a strategy for a coordinated protest against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process. The attendees include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretaries Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal, Mamata Banerjee from the TMC, and representatives from various other parties such as the SP, CPI, CPI(M), NCP(SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT). Singh highlighted that 27 lakh voters in West Bengal were denied their voting rights. He also questioned the duration of hearings before tribunals. Singh alleged that 93% of the 1.26 lakh cases heard thus far were found eligible, and he contended that it could take up to 12 years to complete the entire process. Furthermore, Singh questioned the removal of names from electoral rolls, claiming that 13.37 crore names had been deleted nationwide. He also raised concerns about modifications made to Form 6, utilized for incorporating names in electoral rolls, asserting that these changes were both illegal and unconstitutional. Singh concluded by calling for support for a planned protest against the Election Commission issue, stressing that electoral rights pertain to the entire population of the country.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}