Election Commission Under Fire: Allegations of Dissent and Centralization Spark Political Turmoil

The Election Commission of India is facing renewed scrutiny after a report said two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, raised objections multiple times over aspects of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The reported objections covered issues including voter registration, deletions and access to electoral-roll data.The Election Commission has rejected the suggestion of an internal...