Opinion

After NRC failed to give results, SIR taken up to exclude minorities: Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan criticises the Modi government for excluding minorities and undermining electoral integrity through the ECI and SIR.
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Prashant Bhushan alleges EC using SIR to target minorities

Targeted voter exclusion: Bhushan alleged the SIR process disproportionately flags and removes Muslim and minority voters through stringent documentation and 'logical discrepancy' checks. From NRC to ...
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Prashant Bhushan alleges SIR aimed at excluding minorities

Targeted voter exclusion: Bhushan claimed SIR is designed to disenfranchise Muslims and Christians, echoing patterns from the NRC in Assam. Election body bias: He accused the Election Commission of ...
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SC hearing on SIR updates: Supreme Court issues notice on SIR petitions; requests HCs to defer hearings

The Supreme Court, led by Justice Surya Kant, on November 11, 2025, heard pleas challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI’s) decision to conduct a pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...
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Those hit by SIR deletions may see their other rights diluted: Prashant Bhushan

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan expressed alarm over large-scale deletion of names under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying those affected by ...

'Sir is BJP's latest weapon to establish Hindu rashtra': Prashant Bhushan at Bengaluru seminar

BENGALURU: Prashant Bhushan, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to be the ...