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Congress accuses EC of 'Word Games' over Form 6, demands halt to SIR
Published: 03/11/26 17:02
New Delhi | India
New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its confrontation with the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the poll panel of using "word games" to defend a flawed exercise that, according to the opposition party, deletes existing voters first and subsequently asks them to seek re-enrolment as new electors. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Commission's latest clarification permitting voters whose names are missing from the draft electoral rolls to apply for re-inclusion through Form 6 had failed to address the fundamental contradictions…