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EC always a 'puppet' in hands of Modi govt: Sibal
The Political and Business Daily
|July 14, 2025
THE Election Commission has always been a "puppet" in the hands of the Modi government, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has alleged and claimed the poll body's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar is an "unconstitutional" move aimed at ensuring that majoritarian governments remain in power.
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In an interview with PTI, Sibal also alleged that each election commissioner surpasses the previous one in his "alignment to this government".
Hitting out at the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the former law minister said the Election Commission (EC) doesn't have the jurisdiction to decide issues of citizenship.
The EC has all along maintained that the revision, being held after 22 years, will cleanse the voters' list of ineligible people, duplicate entries and include those eligible as per law to vote.
This story is from the July 14, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
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