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Pawan Khera Accuses BJP, ECI of Targeting Gen-Z Voters Through Electoral Roll Changes
- •Pawan Khera alleges Gen-Z voters are being targeted by changes and delays in the electoral-roll registration process.
- •Khera described the situation as an ‘RSS-BJP-ECI’s war on Gen-Z voters,’ claiming deliberate efforts to exclude young voters.
- •He raised concerns about the Form 6 process, used for new voter inclusion, and the status of electoral-roll revisions.
- •The controversy centers on changes to voter registration and the Election Commission’s digital systems.
- •Concerns have also been raised about electoral registration officers' access to correct and restore voters to the rolls.
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Pawan Khera alleged that Gen-Z voters are being targeted through changes and delays in the electoral-roll registration process. He claimed there is a deliberate effort by the RSS, BJP, and ECI to keep young voters off electoral rolls, raising questions over the Form 6 process and voter-roll revisions.
Concerns have focused on changes to the voter-registration process, the role of digital systems, and whether electoral registration officers have sufficient access to make corrections and restore voters to the rolls. Pawan Khera specifically questioned the process involving Form 6, which is used for the inclusion of eligible new voters.
Reacting to Donald Trump's praise of India's voter identification process, Pawan Khera took a swipe at the Election Commission and EVMs. He sarcastically suggested sending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the EVMs to the US to conduct an election there.
