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Congress Accuses EC of "Cover-Up" with Youth Camps After Excluding Gen-Z Voters
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Moneycontrol•26-09-2026, 21:46
Congress Accuses EC of "Cover-Up" with Youth Camps After Excluding Gen-Z Voters
- •The Congress party accused the Election Commission (EC) of excluding first-time voters (Gen-Z) through Special Summary Revision (SIR) and then holding youth registration camps as a "hogwash" cover-up.
- •Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak Basoya claimed the Modi government fears Gen-Z's political consciousness, leading to a two-year stall in new young voter registrations and no special summary revision of electoral rolls.
- •Basoya alleged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar disrupted the statutory process for enrolling 18-year-olds as voters, keeping it on hold since 2024 and depriving youth of voting opportunities.
- •The Congress questioned changes to Form 6A, which mandated first-time voters provide parental/grandparental registration details, arguing it exceeds the EC's authority and mandate.
- •Basoya accused Gyanesh Kumar of facilitating "vote theft" and manipulating Gen-Z voting rights, urging him to resign or become an approver to reveal conspirators.
Key Questions Answered
The Congress accused the Election Commission of first excluding first-time voters from voting rights through the Special Intensive Revision and then holding youth registration camps merely as a cover-up to save its reputation and hide the delay.
A new mandatory requirement was introduced in July forcing first-time voters to provide details of where their parents or grandparents had been registered during the previous Special Intensive Revision.
Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak Basoya stated that Gyanesh Kumar has two options: resign and become an approver to reveal the real conspirators behind vote theft, as suggested by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
