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Democracy cannot be held hostage to opposition comfort: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta
- •Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that India democracy cannot be held hostage to the political convenience of opposition parties.
- •Gupta strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision process, emphasizing that free and fair polls require accurate voter rolls and transparent procedures.
- •The remarks come amid ongoing protests and demands from opposition parties, including the Congress, for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Over 47 lakh names have been removed from the draft electoral rolls of 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi as part of the ongoing SIR process.
- •An open letter by 124 former IAS, IFS, and allied service officers also defended the Election Commission, noting that a system cannot be deemed rigged just because parties lose.
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), stating that free and fair polls require accurate voter rolls and transparent procedures, and that democracy cannot be held hostage to opposition convenience. She also called the month-long door-to-door verification drive a great yajna of democracy and urged people to participate.
Opposition parties, including the Congress and INDIA bloc members, accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of enabling mass vote deletions and other irregularities during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Delhi. This led to protests and opposition leaders marching to the Supreme Court to press for his removal.
Yes, an open letter signed by 124 former IAS, IFS, and allied service officers defended the Election Commission's institutional integrity. They asserted that the electoral system cannot be deemed honest only when someone wins and rigged when they lose, pointing out that the ruling BJP has lost several state assembly elections under the same EC.
