Uttarakhand

23 Sep 2026CLAIMCLAIMS

Kejriwal demands CEC's arrest, scrapping of SIR and fresh elections

AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal called the SIR illegal, accused the CEC of running the Commission single-handedly, and demanded his arrest, restoration of rolls from three years earlier and fresh elections in six states and Delhi.

Attributed to Arvind Kejriwal, AAP

Gyanesh Kumar

No direct response to this statement was found. The Commission's standing reply to the investigation is its 23 Sep 2026 press note (sir-rules-eci-pn-119-response).

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Responses: No response on record.

What the record shows: Supreme Court upholds Bihar SIR, traces power to Section 21(3)

The Supreme Court's judgment of 27 May 2026 concerned the Bihar SIR; it held that exercise traceable to Section 21(3) of the RP Act, 1950.

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SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSIndia news live updates, 23 September 2026The Indian Express2026-09-23
TIER 3 · PRESSCEC must go, Supreme Court should act, pause SIR: Opposition after Election Commission divide out in openThe Indian Express2026-09-24

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Kejriwal demands CEC's arrest, scrapping of SIR and fresh elections

Kejriwal demands CEC's arrest, scrapping of SIR and fresh elections