New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The opposition INDIA bloc is set to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, October 9, to formally raise its concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, marking a further escalation in its confrontation with the poll panel.
Rashtrapati Bhavan has agreed to receive a delegation of the opposition alliance after the INDIA bloc sought an appointment between October 7 and 9. The President's Secretariat asked the opposition to limit the delegation to 10 members instead of the 15-member team initially proposed, a condition accepted by the alliance.
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