The poll body’s doors are open to everyone, according to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who called on all political parties to voice any concerns about the draft electoral roster under the Bihar SIR on Sunday.
Every party was urged to submit the Bihar draft electoral roll to the ECI with the necessary revisions within the allotted 15 days, according to the CEC. He said this while speaking at a press conference in Delhi about a number of electoral-related topics.
The CEC said, “15 days are still remaining. The Election Commission calls on every political party, any problems in the draft electoral roll given to them should be brought before the commission by prescribed forms in the next 15 days.”
Even after the opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, made grave claims of irregularities, the CEC refused to provide CCTV footage from polling places in the most recent elections, citing voters’ privacy concerns. Regarding the machine-readable electoral roll, the Supreme Court already stated in 2019 that it might result in a violation of voter privacy.
In the past few days, we have witnessed numerous voters’ images being used and published in the media without their consent. Should our mothers, daughters, or daughters-in-laws’ CCTV footage be shared by the election commission? “That’s what the CEC said.”
In West Bengal and other states, the poll body will determine when to hold a SIR, according to the CEC. He promised to make the announcement when it was time. “The three of us commissioners will determine when it is suitable to conduct a SIR in West Bengal or other states.
When the moment is right, it will be publicised,” he stated. Gyanesh Kumar, the CEC, enquired as to whether the electoral rolls were to be updated before to or following the election. Naturally, prior to the election. “That is the election commission’s responsibility,” he stated.