{"id":30960,"date":"2026-10-01T05:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30960"},"modified":"2026-10-01T05:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:59:39","slug":"voices-against-electoral-capture-getting-louder-congress-targets-ec-over-sir-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30960","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Voices against electoral &#8216;capture&#8217; getting louder&#8217;: Congress targets EC over SIR | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134609039,imgsize-167620,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/protest-against-cec.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Voices against electoral 'capture' getting louder': Congress targets EC over SIR\" title=\"Congress stages protest against CEC in Ahmedabad\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Congress stages protest against CEC in Ahmedabad\">Congress stages protest against CEC in Ahmedabad<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said the \u201cchorus of voices\u201d against what it called the \u201ccapture of the electoral system\u201d was growing louder, and asserted that citizens would no longer tolerate \u201cvote chori\u201d in any form.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh made the remarks while citing former chief election commissioner O P Rawat\u2019s criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Ramesh alleged that nearly 14 crore voters had already been disenfranchised through the exercise.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cIn an interview to a leading national daily, Former CEC O.P. Rawat has questioned the SIR and the violations committed by the ECI. <!-- -->It is \u2018the first time since Independence that so many eligible voters have lost their vote\u2019,\u201d Ramesh said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>He further cited Rawat as saying that the Election Commission, once considered the \u201cgold standard\u201d, had lost credibility and that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi should have done more to oppose decisions they disagreed with.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">INDIA bloc announces protests<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Congress&#8217;s latest attack came a day after the INDIA bloc announced a joint campaign against what opposition parties have described as irregularities in the electoral process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>At a meeting attended by leaders of 19 opposition parties, the bloc announced joint \u201cSave Democracy\u201d marches across districts and five major rallies. Opposition MPs are also scheduled to march to the Election Commission on October 6, while opposition leaders plan to meet the President over alleged irregularities in voter-list revision.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The bloc has also demanded that future elections be conducted using ballot papers and called for the Supreme Court to expedite cases concerning SIR and alleged electoral malpractices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The controversy comes as the Election Commission continues to review several issues linked to voter registration, electoral-roll databases and its IT systems following concerns raised internally by Sandhu and Joshi.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/voices-against-electoral-capture-getting-louder-congress-targets-ec-over-sir\/articleshow\/134608784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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