Rekha Gupta backs EC amid SIR row, says democracy cannot be held hostage to Oppn politics

New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday defended the Election Commission amid the escalating controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, asserting that the credibility of India's democratic system should not be compromised for the political interests of Opposition parties. Gupta's remarks came amid protests by INDIA bloc parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the voter-list revision exercise. Opposition leaders have accused the poll panel of facilitating large-scale deletions of eligible voters and have questioned the transparency of the process. Backing the Election Commission,…