SIR row: Can Election Commission’s damage control restore public trust?
The EC’s recent reversals raise questions about the legality of the SIR, the scale of voter deletions and whether damage control can restore public trust in the electoral process
The Election Commission’s recent reversals on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and its ECI net platform have intensified questions over the legality and transparency of its actions. Amid nationwide protests over voter deletions, The Federal spoke to Anjali Bharadwaj, Javed Ansari and Nikhil Jain about whether these measures can restore public trust or if the poll panel must be held accountable.
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