Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's SIR Exercise, BJP Targets Opposition
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Election Commission of India's authority to conduct the SIR exercise, stating that the poll body acted within its statutory powers and that the exercise "breathes new life into the Constitution." The verdict has been welcomed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which claimed it weakens the opposition's narrative and demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi. Opposition parties maintained that they had questioned only the timing and implementation of the exercise, not the EC's authority.
