Tag: Electoral Transparency

The Congress has defended calls for regime change through elections as its confrontation with the BJP intensifies over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. With P. Chidambaram and Pawan Khera challenging the BJP’s criticism, separate Supreme Court proceedings have brought electoral transparency, voter deletions and the limits of political protest into sharper focus.

Rahul Gandhi led the INDIA bloc’s anti-SIR campaign for two consecutive days, from a march towards the Supreme Court to a high-tea strategy meeting. The Opposition seeks an early hearing on its petition and demands greater transparency in voter-list revisions.

A devastating EVM fire in Kolkata highlights a deeper crisis in Indian democracy. More than a physical accident, it reveals how rapidly institutional trust erodes when transparency is compromised.

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Kolkata protest targets SIR as ‘Excluded’ voters like Nandita Roy question deletions, Sabir Ahamed flags patterns, and Faridul Islam’s emotional appeal underscores a growing citizenship

IIM and Aliah University professors, an Anandabazar Patrika journalist, and medical students face disenfranchisement as the ECI deletes their names. Protesters at Park Circus Maidan now demand justice for 27 lakh voters

Ravi Shankar Prasad’s opposition to linking Aadhaar with voter ID raises questions about electoral transparency as the Modi government promotes Aadhaar nationwide. From 1.2 lakh duplicate entries in Delhi to nearly seven lakh suspected fake voters in Madhya Pradesh, electoral rolls and the Election Commission face scrutiny