Holding the Court accountable amid democratic strain
Opposition parties in India have written to the Chief Justice regarding concerns over the exclusionary nature of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The article highlights the importance of voting for marginalized citizens, framing the act as a vital democratic right.
In late June this year, 23 Opposition parties wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant raising concerns about the state of the electoral process in India’s democracy. The letter reiterated the broad concern that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is exclusionary, and that the framework is burdensome for ordinary citizens. The Opposition’s letter is also a gesture of desperation and disappointment over the Supreme Court of India’s refusal to interfere with the massive and continuous disenfranchisement.
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