Former Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Defends SIR and Slams Opposition Protests
· India · NDTV
Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has criticized the opposition's ongoing protests against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Speaking in an interview with NDTV's Padmaja Joshi on the second day of the demonstrations, Prasad accused political opponents of adopting a "My way or the highway" approach. The protests centre on voter list revisions and the conduct of the poll panel leadership. The exact demands and counter-responses of the protesting opposition parties were detailed during the broadcast. Prasad defended the electoral authorities while dismissing the agitation.
Why it matters
The clash between senior political figures and opposition parties over electoral roll revisions directly impacts institutional trust in India's election machinery.
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