Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday warned Opposition parties that they must give an affidavit within seven days or apologise to the nation, else their allegations would be considered “baseless.”
He said, “An affidavit will have to be given or an apology made to the country. There is no third option. If the affidavit is not received within seven days, it means all these allegations are baseless.”
#WATCH | Delhi: On Rahul Gandhi's allegations against ECI, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar says, "…An affidavit will have to be given or an apology will have to be made to the country. There is no third option. If the affidavit is not received within 7 days, it means… pic.twitter.com/AJVbxEdPja
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Gyanesh Kumar said, “After 1st of August, when our daily bulletins started coming, no political party has lodged a single objection till now. So, this can only mean two things. Either the draft list is completely correct…The Election Commission is saying that we will give time till 1st September and it (draft list) can be corrected…If similar allegations are raised even after September 1, then who is responsible? Every recognised party still has fifteen days left…I appeal through you that all twelve political parties, whether they are national parties or state-level parties, should still point out the mistakes in (draft list) before September 1. The Election Commission is ready to correct them.”
#WATCH | Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar says, "…After 1st of August, when our daily bulletins started coming, no political party has lodged a single objection till now. So, this can only mean two things. Either the draft list is completely correct…The… pic.twitter.com/Lke1l5eNTq
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2025
The CEC said, “Some people are misleading that why the SIR exercise is being carried out in such a hurry? Should the voter list be rectified before or after the elections? The Election Commission is not saying this; the Representation of the People Act says that you have to rectify the voter list before every election. This is the legal responsibility of the Election Commission. Then the question arose whether the Election Committee would be able to reach more than seven crore voters of Bihar? The truth is that the work started on 24th June. The entire process was completed by about the 20th of July.”
#WATCH | Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar says, "Some people are misleading that why the SIR exercise is being carried out in such a hurry? Should the voter list be rectified before or after the elections? The Election Commission is not saying this; the… pic.twitter.com/uLbsJXZT7o
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2025
