SC Judge Slams Voter Disenfranchisement as Opposition Targets CEC
· India · Times of India, Zee News
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan stated that any process disenfranchising millions of Indian citizens is intrinsically arbitrary and a negation of the constitutional order. Speaking on electoral rolls, Justice Bhuyan asserted that a voter's name cannot be deleted without notice and hearing, comparing the removal to taking the soul from the body. Opposition leaders quickly seized on the remarks to target Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the CEC of violating the Constitution in both letter and spirit, arguing that he has lost the moral right to continue in office. The remarks have intensified political debate over the management of voter lists and constitutional protections for citizens.
Why it matters
The remarks by a sitting Supreme Court judge directly challenge administrative practices surrounding voter roll deletions, escalating political pressure on India's election oversight body.
Read the original report — Times of India
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