The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticised the Opposition INDIA bloc over its proposed march to the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Congress-led alliance of turning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls into a political controversy.
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that Opposition leaders would march towards the Supreme Court later in the day to begin the legal process. The Congress lost in Silchar, Assam, in local elections in Tripura and in Himachal Pradesh,” he said. He also appealed to citizens to join the campaign in support of the Constitution and democracy. He also accused the Congress of repeatedly losing elections, including contests held using ballot papers. “The main issue is that Congress is losing wherever elections are being held. It is also losing wherever elections are conducted using ballot papers.
Earlier reporting noted: “The entire country is on the streets today. “Rahul Gandhi’s understanding appears incomplete, or his advisers have not guided him properly. There is a difference between the judiciary and the executive. A march to a Collector’s office or a political party’s office is understandable. “For the first time, protesters were willing to meet the Chief Justice. They wanted to meet the President, and the President met them and heard their concerns. Now, they do not want to spare even the Supreme Court. Under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress workers from across the country have gathered here. All of us just one demand, for the Supreme Court to hear us. What CEC did is illegal, unconstitutional.
However, when approaching the judiciary, whether a leader, actor, senior minister or even the government, a petition must be filed as per the established procedure,” Kadam said. They want to pressurise democracy,” Singh said. Earlier reporting noted: Congress leader Sachin Pilot said party workers from across the country had gathered under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, demanding that the Supreme Court hear their concerns. He will have to resign from his post”, Pilot said.
Earlier reporting noted: The INDIA bloc delegation included former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and leaders of the CPI and CPM.
BJP Leaders Question Opposition’s Approach
The INDIA bloc leaders were marching towards the apex court, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise. Opposition parties have raised concerns about the revision of electoral rolls, while the BJP has defended the process and accused the Congress of politicising the issue. Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav also criticised the INDIA bloc’s move, stressing that constitutional institutions must be allowed to function independently and exercise their powers under the Constitution.
