Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Sena (UBT) Leader Backs Bhuyan’s Warning on Electoral Disenfranchisement
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan spoke about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
He said a process that takes voting rights from millions of people is arbitrary.
He also said it goes against the constitutional order.
Bhuyan said “whataboutery” cannot justify it.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Akhil Chitre supported Bhuyan’s remarks.
Chitre said people should not brush them aside.
He also said the process remains open to constitutional scrutiny.
The report does not give further details about how the revision works.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Akhil Chitre backed Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s comments on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Chitre said Bhuyan’s remarks about disenfranchisement cannot simply be brushed aside.
Chitre said the Constitution does not put the process beyond constitutional scrutiny.
Bhuyan said a process disenfranchising millions of Indian citizens is intrinsically arbitrary and negates the constitutional order.
Bhuyan said “whataboutery” cannot justify such a process.
- Who
- Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Akhil Chitre.
- What
- Chitre backed Bhuyan’s remarks criticizing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls for potentially disenfranchising millions.
- When
- Bhuyan made the remarks on Sunday; the report is dated Oct. 5.
- Where
- Mumbai, according to the report dateline.
- Why
- Chitre said the remarks should not be brushed aside and that the process is subject to constitutional scrutiny.
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Justice
- Ujjal Bhuyan
- Political leader
- Akhil Chitre of Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Bhuyan’s assessment
- A process disenfranchising millions of Indian citizens is intrinsically arbitrary and a negation of the constitutional order.
- Chitre’s position
- Bhuyan’s remarks cannot simply be brushed aside; the process is not beyond constitutional scrutiny.
- Report dateline
- Mumbai, Oct. 5