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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of lying over Form 6 modification
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CNBC TV18•05-10-2026, 15:11
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of lying over Form 6 modification
- •Congress MP Jairam Ramesh launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Supreme Court declined an interim suspension plea.
- •Ramesh accused the CEC of deliberately modifying voter registration Form 6 to target young Gen Z voters.
- •Chief Justice Surya Kant clarified during the hearing that the Supreme Court had not approved any modified version of Form 6 and sought records to establish who made the changes.
- •The online Form 6 was modified to include a declaration on previous Special Intensive Revision mapping, reportedly despite objections from other Election Commissioners.
- •Ramesh claimed the CEC violated the law and Constitution at the behest of the Prime Minister and Home Minister, urging the Supreme Court to restore public confidence in the Election Commission.
Key Questions Answered
The online version of Form 6 was modified to include a declaration on whether the applicant or their parents had been mapped in a previous Special Intensive Revision. This change was implemented despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners.
Chief Justice Surya Kant explicitly stated that any modified version of Form 6 had not been approved by the Supreme Court. He added that the court would examine the records to establish who made the changes.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of lying and deliberately modifying Form 6 to delete Gen Z voters. He also claimed that Kumar violated the law and betrayed the Constitution at the behest of the Prime Minister and Home Minister.
