The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s power to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “legally tenable”, ruling that the exercise advances the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections. Meanwhile, Opposition leaders criticised the Supreme Court’s verdict, while the BJP leaders hailed the decision. So, we raise these questions on the show: Supreme Court’s SIR order a blow to opposition’s ‘vote chori’ charge? Has the Supreme Court failed to address the concerns of genuine citizens? Was the SIR done in haste and without transparency? Has SIR ensured free and fair elections or bent the rules to favour BJP? Watch as panellists share their views on these and more on the show.
