Days after The Indian Express investigation, the Election Commission’s decision to introduce an additional declaration for new voters applying through form 6 has come under fresh scrutiny, with two petitions filed in the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court.
The paper had reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections to several EC decisions, including changes to form 6. They had said these changes should have come after amendments to the Registration of Electors Rules. The paper had earlier reported that the ECINET portal had added a declaration asking new voters whether their names or that of their parents or grandparents existed in the last special intensive revision’s electoral roll.
