Opposition speakers challenge SIR and proposed delimitation plans
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, illegal and said it should be withdrawn. Opposition leaders at a The Hindu event linked SIR with delimitation, alleging that both processes were designed to benefit the BJP. Jairam Ramesh also discussed the legislative timetable.
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has described the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as illegal and called for it to be reversed, according to material from The Hindu. The remarks came during an event at which Opposition leaders also criticised the relationship between SIR and delimitation.
They alleged that the two processes were intertwined and tailored to favour the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The source material does not provide details of Quraishi’s legal reasoning or specify which aspects of the revision process he challenged. It also does not identify the Opposition leaders who made the claims at the event.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the government had not yet prorogued the Monsoon Session. He said the government planned to bring the relevant Bills around October 11. The material does not state whether the Bills concern SIR, delimitation, or both, nor does it give the government’s response to the allegations made by Quraishi and other Opposition speakers.
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