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Asaduddin Owaisi Challenges Election Commission SIR Exercise in Supreme Court
- •AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •The petition follows similar legal challenges by Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge over alleged procedural irregularities.
- •Petitioners are seeking an independent audit of voter databases, scrutiny of EVM systems, and a probe into alleged bulk deletions of voters.
- •Owaisi has criticized the conduct of the SIR exercise and called for the repeal of the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners.
- •The legal challenge comes amid ongoing agitations and protests by opposition parties and activists regarding the handling of electoral roll revisions.
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AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the manner in which the Election Commission is conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, joining other opposition leaders who alleged procedural irregularities and arbitrary voter deletions.
Opposition leaders alleged procedural irregularities, modifications to online Form 6 without proper rule amendments, bulk Form 7 objections targeting specific communities, and potential deletion of eligible voters without adequate notice. They also sought an independent audit of voter databases, EVMs, and the technical systems governing electoral rolls.
Delhi Police arrested three activists from the Cockroach Janata Party on October 13 for entering the de-notified Jantar Mantar protest site and obstructing police personnel amidst ongoing agitations over the SIR controversy. Two activists, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were remanded to five days of judicial custody, while Ajinkya Shinde was bound down for six months to maintain peace.
