Decision on SIR in other states, including West Bengal, soon: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the voters are well aware of the motives behind the allegations of “vote theft” made against the Election Commission. He announced that a decision on conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal and other states will be taken soon.
The Chief Election Commissioner said this while adressing press persons at the national media center in Delhi.
Gyanesh Kumar explained that the SIR, which had been carried out more than ten times in the past, had not been conducted for the last 20 years. The primary purpose of the exercise, he said, was to cleanse and update the voter list. He added that the move was being undertaken following numerous complaints from political parties.
Speaking against the allegations of voter theft, Kumar said that such claims were baseless and that the Election Commission had always stood firm like a rock and will continue to do so.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi recently alleged large-scale voter fraud in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment, which falls under the Bengaluru Central parliamentary constituency, during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He claimed that more than one lakh votes had been “stolen” out of a total of 6.5 lakh votes in the constituency.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
