Rahul Gandhi questions Election Commission’s Form 6 change and TCS role
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned who authorised an alleged change to India’s online Form 6 and whether Tata Consultancy Services was pressured to implement it. The opposition has announced marches to the Election Commission and is demanding action over alleged voter-list irregularities, claims the commission rejects.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned who at India’s Election Commission ordered an alleged change to the online Form 6 voter-registration document and who at Tata Consultancy Services approved it. Form 6 is used for fresh voter registration. Mr Gandhi said in a post on X that the form had been changed illegally, citing objections he said had been recorded by the Election Commission’s own Commissioners.
He also asked whether TCS had been pressured to make the change. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that the change was introduced by the Chief Election Commissioner in July 2026 to remove younger voters from electoral rolls. He alleged that the move had been orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The supplied material does not provide evidence establishing those allegations. The Congress remarks came after the opposition INDIA bloc announced joint “save democracy” marches in all districts and five major rallies. The grouping is demanding that future elections be held using ballot papers and is asking the Supreme Court to expedite cases involving the Special Intensive Revision process and alleged electoral malpractice.
At a meeting lasting more than three and a half hours, leaders of 19 opposition parties agreed that opposition MPs would march to the Election Commission on October 6. Leaders also plan to meet the President to raise alleged irregularities in the revision of voter lists. The opposition has called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and said it will continue its campaign until he is removed.
The dispute intensified after a report said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected at least 14 times over 10 months to SIR decisions and orders they said were issued without their knowledge or recommendation. The Election Commission has rejected the criticism, saying differences of opinion are normal in institutional deliberations. It has maintained that its orders carry full legal sanction and follow established statutory procedures.
The supplied material does not include a response from TCS to Mr Gandhi’s questions or further details about the alleged change to Form 6.
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