3 More NDA Allies Seek Clarity from EC Over SIR
26 Sept 2026 12:47 PM IST26 Sept 2026 12:47 PM IST
Kumaraswamy said the responsibility of clarifying the situation rests with the poll panel itself and stressed that the country needs to know the facts behind reports of internal differences
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy (File image)
NEW DELHI: Amid Opposition scrutiny of the Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, three more NDA allies — the Janata Dal (Secular), Apna Dal (Soneylal) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) — called on Saturday for greater clarity and transparency. On Friday, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) had also sought a clearer response from the poll panel to help restore public confidence in the electoral process.
JD(S) leader and Union minister H.D. Kumaraswamy urged the EC to publicly clarify reports of differences among its members over the SIR. “It is not the question of demands by any party or any leader. The responsibility of the EC, that is important. What is the ground reality? What is going on inside the Election Commission?” he said.
The former Karnataka chief minister said the commission should explain the difference between media reports and what had happened within the institution. “The difference between what we are watching in the media and what is the real fact has to come out by these members. Because this is an important organisation, an autonomous body; why has it happened? That reality they must tell the media and the country.”
Apna Dal (Soneylal) chief and Union minister of state Anupriya Patel said the EC should clarify its stand so that no doubts remained in the public mind. Her name and ministerial designation are supported by government records. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
K.C. Tyagi, described in the supplied copy as an RLD leader, said the EC should maintain transparency. “Our party (RLD) has not expressed any concerns regarding SIR, but the Election Commission should maintain transparency and it must reach to the public,” he said.
On Friday, Union minister Chirag Paswan, who heads the LJP (Ram Vilas), said he was neither speaking for the poll panel nor endorsing the Opposition’s allegations, but the questions before the public required a clearer response from the EC. RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha also called for an immediate clarification.
The former Karnataka chief minister said the commission should explain the difference between media reports and what had happened within the institution. “The difference between what we are watching in the media and what is the real fact has to come out by these members. Because this is an important organisation, an autonomous body; why has it happened? That reality they must tell the media and the country.”
Apna Dal (Soneylal) chief and Union minister of state Anupriya Patel said the EC should clarify its stand so that no doubts remained in the public mind. Her name and ministerial designation are supported by government records. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
K.C. Tyagi, described in the supplied copy as an RLD leader, said the EC should maintain transparency. “Our party (RLD) has not expressed any concerns regarding SIR, but the Election Commission should maintain transparency and it must reach to the public,” he said.
On Friday, Union minister Chirag Paswan, who heads the LJP (Ram Vilas), said he was neither speaking for the poll panel nor endorsing the Opposition’s allegations, but the questions before the public required a clearer response from the EC. RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha also called for an immediate clarification.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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