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Congress Slams PM Modi: "One PM Gave Gen Z Vote, Other Seeks to Snatch It"
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Moneycontrol•25-09-2026, 14:02
Congress Slams PM Modi: "One PM Gave Gen Z Vote, Other Seeks to Snatch It"
- •Congress criticizes PM Modi, contrasting him with Rajiv Gandhi who lowered the voting age to 18 in 1988, empowering youth.
- •Jairam Ramesh alleges PM Modi fears youth and is preventing Gen Z voters from being enrolled by stopping Special Summary Revisions of electoral rolls.
- •The Congress claims PM Modi is "hellbent" on excluding Gen Z voters, deploying CEC Gyanesh Kumar to keep them off the rolls.
- •The party highlights that the Special Summary Revision (SSR), crucial for adding new voters, has been frozen for two years despite other ECs urging its resumption.
- •An Indian Express report indicates two Election Commissioners objected multiple times to decisions regarding voter registration and electoral roll management.
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The Congress party recalled that in December 1988, Parliament amended Article 326 of the Constitution during Rajiv Gandhi's tenure to reduce the minimum voting age from 21 years to 18 years, empowering the youth.
Congress claimed that Prime Minister Modi fears young voters and has ensured that the Special Summary Revisions of electoral rolls have been stopped since 2024 to prevent Gen Z from being enrolled.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions issued without their knowledge, concerning matters like voter registration Form 6 amendments and centralised control over the electoral roll database.
