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Delhi CM Rejects Opposition Allegations of Electoral Vote Theft
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta says opposition parties are making misleading claims about stolen votes.
She said the Election Commission has already explained how its process works.
Congress and other groups disagree and want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Their demand followed a report by The Indian Express.
The report said two election commissioners objected 14 times to parts of the voter-list revision process.
Gupta said Form 6, a form used for voter registration, was not changed.
She said a separate declaration was added during the Special Intensive Revision process.
She also said names may be removed when people move or die.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta accused opposition parties of trying to mislead people through “vote theft” allegations.
Gupta questioned the basis for allegations against the Election Commission, citing a news report and the poll panel’s clarification.
Congress and other groups have demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation after an investigation by The Indian Express.
The investigation reported that two election commissioners objected at least 14 times to the Election Commission’s handling of the SIR process.
Gupta said Form 6 had not changed and argued that names were removed from rolls when voters moved or died.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, opposition parties including Congress, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and the Election Commission of India.
- What
- A dispute over allegations of electoral “vote theft,” changes related to Form 6, and the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
- Where
- At Gupta’s Jan Seva Sadan in New Delhi.
- When
- Gupta made the remarks on Sunday; the referenced investigation covered objections made over a 10-month period.
- Why
- Gupta said the allegations were misleading and based on an insufficient interpretation of a news report, while opposition parties cited the investigation in demanding the CEC’s resignation.
Opposition parties and investigation
Rekha Gupta and Election Commission response
Election process and accountability
Opposition parties and investigation
Congress and other parties and organisations have demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, citing concerns raised in The Indian Express investigation about the SIR process.
Rekha Gupta and Election Commission response
Gupta questioned the basis for serious allegations against the Election Commission and said the poll panel had clarified its process.
Form 6 changes
Opposition parties and investigation
The reported investigation said two election commissioners called changes to Form 6 “illegal” and “unauthorised,” including questions about earlier electoral-roll entries.
Rekha Gupta and Election Commission response
Gupta said Form 6 had not changed and that SIR provided a separate declaration alongside it.
Deletion of voter names
Opposition parties and investigation
Opposition allegations describe the issue as possible large-scale deletion of names from electoral rolls.
Rekha Gupta and Election Commission response
Gupta said names were removed when people had shifted to another place or had died.
Key facts
- Main speaker
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
- Opposition demand
- Congress and other parties and organisations have sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Reported objections
- Two election commissioners allegedly objected at least 14 times over 10 months.
- Process under dispute
- The Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls.
- Form 6
- Gupta said there had been no change to Form 6, with a separate declaration added under SIR.
- Reported source
- The Indian Express investigation
- Gupta’s explanation for deletions
- Names were removed when voters had moved elsewhere or died.
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister of Delhi
“There had been no change in Form 6. Under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a separate declaration has been provided along with Form 6, according to the Election Commission”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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