Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Opposition Plans Rashtrapati Bhavan March Amid SIR Protests
Some opposition parties are protesting how voter lists are being revised.
They plan to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.
The protests have put Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar under pressure.
A media report said two other election commissioners raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months.
They reportedly said some decisions were made without their knowledge.
The report has added to the disagreement over the Election Commission’s work.
Protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar are continuing amid criticism of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Opposition parties plan to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.
The controversy intensified after a media report about objections by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
The report said they recorded objections on at least 14 occasions over 10 months.
Some objections reportedly concerned decisions and orders the two commissioners said were issued without their knowledge.
- Who
- Opposition parties, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
- What
- Protests over the Election Commission’s SIR of electoral rolls, with an opposition march planned; a media report described commissioners’ objections to some decisions and orders.
- When
- The march is planned for tomorrow; the reported objections occurred at least 14 times over 10 months.
- Where
- Rashtrapati Bhavan is the planned march destination; the article does not specify where the protests are taking place.
- Why
- The protests follow criticism of the Election Commission over the SIR of electoral rolls and a media report about objections to decisions and orders.
Opposition and critics
Election Commission commissioners
Electoral-roll revision
Opposition and critics
Opposition protests reflect criticism of the Election Commission’s SIR of electoral rolls.
Election Commission commissioners
The article reports objections by commissioners to some decisions and orders, including claims that some were issued without their knowledge; it gives no direct response from the Commission.
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Planned action
- Opposition march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Commissioners named in report
- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi
- Reported objections
- At least 14 occasions over 10 months
- Reported concern
- Some decisions and orders were said to have been issued without the commissioners’ knowledge