New Delhi: India Block on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission on the Special Intensive Amendment (SIR) exercise in Bihar, alleging that the voter’s deletion process was done with opacity, faulty data and institutional ego. Citing EC data that more than 63 lakh voters were found “not on address” due to death, migration or other causes, the opposition demanded that the practice be stopped immediately.He also said that this issue is not limited to the block voters of India alone, NDA colleagues are also being affected, and people have vowed to take the matter.Here are the major quotes of the press conference:Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress):
- “There are many more discrepancies in the entire exercise of institutional ego. There are too much discrepancies and no clarity.”
- “This is not an improvement practice; it is a exclusion in the name of verification.”
Manoj Jha (RJD):
- “Opportunity has become the identity of your functioning.”
- “63 lakh voters are considered for deletion, and the number may increase. This is disintegration.”
India block statement,
- “Our apprehension is coming true. We warned that this drive would eventually give rise to boycott of about 2 crore people.”
- “EC is the basis of voter deletion on the flawed form-based data. The investigation is not over; there is a possibility of excluding more in the coming months.”
- “We will go to people on this issue. Even NDA colleagues are looking at their voters.”
demand:
- “Sir exercise must be stopped immediately. It is filled with procedural laps and data errors.”
The opposition has urged the Election Commission to address these concerns transparently, warning that continuing deletion without proper verification threatens democratic participation.
