š§µ #Imp: 13 lakh deletions happened in 2026 b/w Jan & June - pre-SIR mapping phase in Delhi. After additions and modifications during same period, net was 10.28 lakh deletions. This is 93% of total 11.03 lakh shrink even before SIR began. Readš thehindu.com/news/cities/Delā¦
Even if the SIR had been carried out without any discord among the ECs, it would still need to be scrapped because it subverts the foundational values of our republic!
what a lucid, brilliant piece!
A resignation here, a patchwork repair there wonāt suffice.
Our demand must be a complete overhaul to restore integrity to our electoral process.
And whatever that takes.
My essay in the @frontline_indiafrontline.thehindu.com/the-nā¦
China and India in a standoff at multiple locations along Arunachal border since July, India hosted Xi Jinping from Sep 11-13 for the BRICS summit.
āIn the past few-days, a situation arose where face-off happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues,ā ITBP D-G Shatrujeet Kapur said on Thursday.
This is the first official confirmation of the scale of the continuing tensions on the north-eastern border since July this year.
Government sources told The Hindu that since late July, India and China have been engaged in a stand-off at Asaphila near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese Peopleās Liberation Army (PLA) is said to have pitched tents at an elevation, within 6-7 kilometres of Indiaās perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Maja company operating base in Taksing circle of Upper Subansiri district, sources said. I āļø
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A day after @the_hindu reported that only 1,238 form 6 applications were processed acc. to Delhi CEO's disposal report till October 11, the whole report was replaced with "updated" one. As per this, 1.07 lakh form 6 have been disposed of. Officials said earlier data was wrong.š
Delhi SIR: 4,263 āobjectionsā missing from CEO's website.
Between August 31 and October 16, 13,462 objections were received but only 9,199 were disclosed publicly. Importantly, no action can be taken on an objection without publishing it in public domain.
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The claims and objections phase runs till October 30, meaning more applications will be recieved by then. @CeodelhiOffice might want look into this and publish all form 7s before initiating action, as per rules. Or, share reason for the missing ones as asked on email days back.
At least 4,263, or nearly a third of the objections, seeking the deletion of names from Delhiās electoral roll via Form 7, are missing from the mandatory disclosures made during the first 45 days of the ongoing claims and objections phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in New Delhi, The Hindu has found.
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In Delhi, only 1,238 of 4.5 lakh Form 6s disposed of in over 40 days.
Those who filled it over a month back seeking re-inclusion are worried. In case it is rejected after October 30, no fresh forms can then be filled for inclusion in final roll. thehindu.com/news/cities/Delā¦
A 1971 vocational training certificate issued by ministry of labour that never helped secure a job was finally put to use for clearing SIR notice, said an elderly gentleman. "Aaj ke pehle ye kambakht document kaam nahi aaya," he said. #SIRonground
Volunteers from civil society organizations spent a week in Okhla's two booths and found out 100 voters at their address who are not on Delhi's draft roll. As many people attended their public hearing on Sunday. Same crowd was missing in special camps of the area @CeodelhiOffice
@suruchiarchives āAt least 100 voters from two polling booths in Delhiās Okhla constituency were found to have been wrongly classified as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD) during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a public audit covering 258 households over seven days found..ā
In @the_hinduthehindu.com/news/cities/Delā¦
At least 100 voters from two polling booths in Delhiās Okhla constituency were found to have been wrongly classified as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD) during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a public audit covering 258 households over seven days found.
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The media will literally milk a non-binary person for content and not respect their pronouns, before they start following their own gender guidelines (:
R.K. Sharma, 59, who came for the Tiranga march outside Central Park in Connaught Place, said that India needs a Chief Election Commissioner like T.N. Seshan.
"We need an impartial Chief Election Commissioner like T.N. Seshan. He worked for the country and not for any political party. He enforced and penalised political parties, introduced photo electoral rolls. Public needs the trust back," Mr. Sharma said.
"I voted for BJP in 2014 and 2019. But I don't believe any party should stay in power for more than 10 years. BJP is setting the wrong precedent. If we don't demand change now, future political parties can also misuse the electoral system in their favour," he added.
~@suruchiarchives reports
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