Oppn flags concerns on SIR in letter to CJI
New Delhi, July 1 -- Twenty-three Opposition parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with Independent MP Kapil Sibal, on Tuesday sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant raising concerns over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and other election-related issues.
While the contents of the letter have not been made public, the participation of DMK and AAP is significant as both parties have distanced themselves from the Congress-led INDIA bloc in recent months. Lok Sabha MP Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), however, did not sign the letter.
Announcing the development, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh sa...
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