A heated exchange during an Election Commission review meeting led to the removal of an observer after he objected to the CEC’s remarks. The Commission later clarified the action was due to “professional incompetence”, not the confrontation.
The Supreme Court will hear petitions on September 8 challenging the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. The move has triggered political and legal disputes before the 2025 Assembly elections.
Opposition INDIA bloc may move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after Congress accused the poll body of “large scale voter theft.” A senior leader said the move is “to underline their protest at the conduct of the CEC.”
