New DelhiTwo election commissioners objected 14 times to India’s voter purge.
The dissent implicates how 130 million names were struck from India’s electoral rolls.
India’s Election Commission is a three-member body, letting the chief election commissioner override objections and act alone on final decisions.
The commission says all decisions in the revision process, including the objected ones, had unanimous approval from all three officials.
The Supreme Court is reviewing voter notices in Delhi as opposition parties demand the chief’s removal.
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- Zee News
- MoneyControl leans critical
- documents internal Election Commission dissent with commissioners objecting 14 times over voter roll changes
- The Times of India leans critical
- cites Rahul Gandhi's 'treason' charge and Supreme Court precedent on flawed decision-making processes
Sources: Zee News, MoneyControl, The Times of India