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Election Commission Fact-Checks Rahul Gandhi Over Form-6 Changes
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made illegal and unilateral changes to Form-6.
- •The Election Commission dismissed the allegations as misleading, stating that the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and associated forms were approved by the Supreme Court.
- •A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant clarified that the court has not approved any revised version of Form-6 and sought responses from the commission and the Centre.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made illegal and unilateral changes to Form-6 to benefit the BJP, describing it as an attack on democracy. He also questioned the legality and intent behind these amendments.
The Election Commission stated that no changes were made to Form-6 itself, clarifying that an additional separate annexure declaration was added under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The commission maintained that its order and the declaration linked to Form-6 received unanimous approval from all three commissioners and were upheld by the Supreme Court.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant clarified that the Supreme Court has not approved any revised version of Form-6. The court stated it would examine the records to see who made the changes in the form and sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre.
