SIR row escalates: Jairam Ramesh calls EC press note ‘desperate damage control’ NEW DELHI: Congress Sunday continued with its protest against EC, saying the proposed measures related to special intensive revision of electoral rolls were an admission that the exercise had been a “disaster”. It added the “piecemeal measures” for deleted or at-risk voters would do little to mitigate “mass disenfranchisement”.Congress’s statement came amid mobilisation by the opposition to coordinate with INDIA bloc members and non-NDA parties as they prepare to further their protest. While top members of the alliance are expected to attend the INDIA bloc meeting on Sept 30, Congress sources said SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had told the party brass that Rajya Sabha nominations for 10 seats in UP were starting and so he would send senior party members.Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said the party would hold district-level protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Monday.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said the press note issued by EC had been debunked and exposed for what it was – “a desperate attempt at damage control that hides all and reveals nothing”. What was the point of this SIR process that had turned into a “colossal waste” of public resources and nuisance for every citizen, he asked.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesIn another development, CPM general secretary M A Baby met AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Sunday. “Kejriwal said there has to be a very powerful struggle exposing the manner in which EC has been working as a tool in the hands of the union,” Baby said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Thappad Maar Diya’: Delhi Deputy CM Parvesh Verma Slaps Man During Road Inspection; AAP Hits Out‘No UPI Day’ On Gandhi Jayanti: Mobile Retailers Announce Oct 2 Protest Over 0.4% MDRViolence Erupts at Punjab’s LPU As Students Protest Over Alleged Rape Case, Police File FIR‘Tried To Drag Me Out Of My Car’: TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh Alleges Second Attack In 24 Hours, Accuses BJP‘Go, Protest In Kerala’: Bengal CM Suvendu Attacks Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi Over SIR-EC Row‘Tried To Normalise Terrorism’: Jaishankar Hits Back At Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif In UNGA SpeechAlbanese Hails Modi’s Energy Push: ‘India Gave More People Access Than Anywhere In History’Delhi Skeleton Mystery: Skeleton-Like Structure Found During BJP Cleanliness Drive | Watch‘Padma Bhushan Is Small, Make Him PM’: Pawan Khera Mocks BJP’s Praise For Gyanesh KumarSkyStriker, HIMARS, Apache: India, US Showcase Firepower At Yudh Abhyas 2026 | Watch123Hot PicksAsian Games India ScheduleBank strikeCJP ProtestIndian Medallists EarningOctober 2026 School HolidaysFortnite X Five Nights Release DateParvesh Verma Slapping RowShohei Ohtanis ContractIran EmbassyUS SubmarineTop TrendingPowerball WinnerRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotBackyard Amusement ParkUP EncounterAshrit TalluriGrace HendrianErin GardnerJoe ThomasDonald trump
NEW DELHI: Congress Sunday continued with its protest against EC, saying the proposed measures related to special intensive revision of electoral rolls were an admission that the exercise had been a “disaster”. It added the “piecemeal measures” for deleted or at-risk voters would do little to mitigate “mass disenfranchisement”.Congress’s statement came amid mobilisation by the opposition to coordinate with INDIA bloc members and non-NDA parties as they prepare to further their protest. While top members of the alliance are expected to attend the INDIA bloc meeting on Sept 30, Congress sources said SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had told the party brass that Rajya Sabha nominations for 10 seats in UP were starting and so he would send senior party members.Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said the party would hold district-level protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Monday.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said the press note issued by EC had been debunked and exposed for what it was – “a desperate attempt at damage control that hides all and reveals nothing”. What was the point of this SIR process that had turned into a “colossal waste” of public resources and nuisance for every citizen, he asked.
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In another development, CPM general secretary M A Baby met AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Sunday. “Kejriwal said there has to be a very powerful struggle exposing the manner in which EC has been working as a tool in the hands of the union,” Baby said.
