Supreme Court to Hear Opposition Plea on Electoral Roll Revision Files

UPDATE - follow-up to Anti-CEC protest LIVE | Supreme Court likely to hear Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc leaders' plea against SIR today: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a joint petition filed by Opposition leaders led by Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi. The plea asks for a complete disclosure of files, agendas, minutes, notings, and objections recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. This concerns the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, which has deleted about 13 crore voters across India.

Legal And Political Actions

Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib approached the Delhi High Court to challenge the Delhi Police decision to withdraw Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. This application is tied to a pending petition seeking permission to hold demonstrations there against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision exercise. Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called for a 'Lehra Do Tiranga' gathering at Central Park in Connaught Place for October 16 at 5 p.m. This call follows party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das being sent to five days of judicial custody for waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar. Separately, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee alleged that Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureau personnel are following him in vehicles, raising questions about surveillance and public funds.

Context

The Supreme Court hearing deals with transparency in how the Election Commission of India updates voter lists and manages electoral data. Protests and legal challenges often follow major administrative actions concerning voter rolls and public assembly rules in the capital.