23 oppn parties write to cji on concerns over S.I.R. of poll rolls
New Delhi, July 1 -- Twenty-three Opposition parties, including the 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 the 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.
AAP exited the INDIA alliance in 2025 after contesting the Lok Sabha elections as part of the Opposition grouping. The DMK walked out of the bloc last month after the Congress decided to support C Joseph Vijay's TVK government in Tamil Nadu.
Announcing the development, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the decision to write to the Chief Justice was taken at the INDIA Janbandhan meeting held on June 8....
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