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Kapil Sibal Slams CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over Voter Notice, Questions Citizenship
- •Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal attacked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after receiving a notice questioning his voter registration details.
- •Sibal sarcastically asked if his citizenship had become “suspect” and warned that the ECI's handling of voter roll deletions would reach the Supreme Court.
- •The former Union Minister expressed indignation, alleging arbitrary removal or scrutiny of legitimate voters' names by the Election Commission.
- •Sibal presented documents proving his verification with local poll officials and questioned how he received a notice despite proper registration.
- •He criticized the lack of physical notice delivery and warned of widespread voter disenfranchisement if such issues affect ordinary citizens.
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticized CEC Gyanesh Kumar after receiving an official notice questioning his voter registration details. He sarcastically asked if his citizenship had become suspect and alleged that legitimate voters' names are being arbitrarily struck off by the poll body.
Kapil Sibal produced documents demonstrating that he had completed the verification process with local poll officials and that his name was in the draft register. He pointed out that he had filled out the form and matched the Booth Level Officer's signature, yet still received a notice online without any physical communication delivered to his address.
Kapil Sibal warned that the Election Commission's handling of arbitrary voter roll deletions will likely end up before the Supreme Court. He expressed alarm that if such discrepancies happen to someone like him, ordinary citizens lacking legal awareness or resources face severe voter disenfranchisement.
