New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Leaders of more than 20 Opposition parties have renewed their appeal to the Supreme Court to intervene in what they describe as a deepening crisis of electoral integrity, alleging arbitrary voter deletions, partisan conduct by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and growing executive influence over constitutional institutions. In a letter dated June 28, 2026, reissued on Monday, October 12, the leaders urged Chief Justice of India and other Supreme Court judges to suspend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, examine alleged irregularities in elections and initiate a serious debate on restoring ballot papers to protect public confidence in democracy.
The signatories said they were approaching the...