India: Opposition Demands Election Commissioner's Resignation Over SIR Controversy

The controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) does not seem to end. The entire opposition, including the Congress, is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Senior lawyer of the country and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal is also attacking the Modi government at the center from the very beginning regarding the SIR. In view of this, he once again targeted the government by holding a press conference. Kapil Sibal has now raised questions about the statement made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament. He said on Saturday (November 7) that when the matter of the SIR was going on in Parliament when the opposition parties demanded a discussion on the SIR, he (Home Minister) had said that why should we discuss it is the decision of the Election Commission. Mr Press Conference on current issues that matter Full PC link https://t.co/pRPamjvLBA https://t.co/IrDyz2MGRu Regarding Amit Shah's speech, the Rajya Sabha MP said that the SIR has no responsibility of the Election Commission and the government.