Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Calls Grow to Remove Election Commissioners and Scrap SIR
Najeeb Jung has criticized India’s election authorities.
His criticism followed a report by The Indian Express.
The report said two election commissioners objected to parts of a voter-list revision exercise called SIR.
They reportedly raised concerns about some SIR rules.
They also questioned including Form 6 for people voting for the first time.
The report said there were 14 objections over 10 months.
Opposition parties say important decisions may not have been made unanimously.
They are calling for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Some critics are also demanding that the commissioners be removed and the elections be annulled.
Najeeb Jung has criticized the Election Commission over the SIR exercise.
The Indian Express reported that two election commissioners raised objections to parts of SIR.
The objections reportedly concerned SIR clauses and Form 6 for first-time voters.
The report said the commissioners raised 14 objections over a 10-month period.
Opposition parties are demanding action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and questioning electoral decisions.
- Who
- Najeeb Jung, two election commissioners, opposition parties, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Criticism and opposition demands have intensified over the SIR exercise and alleged disagreements within the poll panel.
- When
- After The Indian Express report surfaced; the report covered objections raised over a 10-month period.
- Why
- Opposition parties allege that electoral-revision decisions were not taken unanimously and are demanding action against Gyanesh Kumar.
- Main critic
- Najeeb Jung
- Issue
- The Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, exercise
- Reported objections
- Two election commissioners reportedly raised 14 objections
- Time period
- The objections were reported over 10 months
- Voter form mentioned
- Form 6 for first-time voters
- Opposition demand
- Action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Additional demands
- Some voices are calling for removal of all three election commissioners, scrapping SIR, and annulling elections