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KTR Demands Supreme Court Probe into SIR Process Objections
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News18•23-09-2026, 18:15
KTR Demands Supreme Court Probe into SIR Process Objections
- •BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of objections raised by two Election Commissioners regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
- •An Indian Express report highlighted that Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to decisions made without their knowledge 14 times over 10 months.
- •KTR stated that the objections have created a "severe crisis of confidence" in the Election Commission of India's functioning and called for a high-level judicial inquiry.
- •He emphasized that due to the EC's constitutional status, only the Supreme Court can credibly investigate the matter to uncover the truth and restore confidence.
- •The Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified that all official orders have legal sanction and internal notes are standard deliberative checks, asserting that major decisions, including SIR, were unanimous.
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KTR urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance following an Indian Express report stating that two Election Commissioners had objected multiple times to decisions made without their knowledge during the Special Intensive Revision process, triggering a crisis of confidence.
The report indicated that Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders issued during the Special Intensive Revision process without their knowledge.
The ECI clarified that its orders carry legal sanction under Article 324 and described internal notes and differing observations as standard checks and balances in a multi-member body, adding that major roll revisions were unanimous decisions.
