00:00Breaking news coming in. CEC conducted a key meet amid raging politics by a crucial EC meet on SIR amid
00:07claims of a NRIP.
00:09Three election commissioners who put up a united front, CEC Gyanesh Kumar, EC Joshi and Sandhu who attended the meet.
00:17Election commission has made several statements that the decision on SIR was taken unanimously.
00:22SIR for Bihar, Bengal was a decision that was taken unanimously.
00:26Obviously, SIR for all states and union territories saw unanimous approval.
00:31Remember, these are the statements that have been made by the EC that said that in the recent months,
00:36the commission has taken numerous decisions including SIR across the country.
00:40The order of the SIR issued on 24-6-2025 for all states and union territories,
00:46starting with Bihar, followed by West Bengal and 30 other states and union territories,
00:51was issued with the unanimous approval of the commission.
00:54Listen up.
00:57Dharat NIRVACAN AYOKTI BAYTHAK AYG 26 SITMBER,
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01:15Dharat NIRVACAN AYOKTI BAYTHAK AYOKTI BAYTHAK AYOKTI BAYTHAK AYOKTI BAYTHAKFirst,
01:23In Faisalon ki Jaanakari,
01:25hum aaj ke ECI Press Note ke Madhyam se
01:27de rahe hain.
01:29Dhaniawad.
01:53That was issued on the 24th of June 2026
01:56for all the states and union territories,
01:58starting with Bihar,
01:59followed by West Bengal and 30 other states
02:02and union territories,
02:03was issued with the unanimous approval
02:04of the commission.
02:06The same has been upheld
02:07by the Honorable Supreme Court of India
02:09to provide its order dated 27th May 2026.
02:14The schedule for SIR for 12 states
02:16and union territories was issued
02:18on the 27th October 2025
02:20and those for 19 states
02:22slash union territories
02:23was issued on the 14th of May 2026
02:26with the unanimous approval
02:27of the commission.
02:29So that's the word
02:31that the election commission
02:33has been harping on again and again
02:35that the decisions that were taken
02:37on the SIR procedure
02:38were absolutely unanimous
02:40in accordance with the Supreme Court order
02:42with three election commissioners
02:44putting up a united front.
02:46There you see that meeting
02:47that concluded at Nirvachan Bhawan
02:49and while several announcements
02:51that were also made
02:53of how the dates have been extended
02:56here in Maharashtra
02:58and other states as well
03:01to ensure that that will aid
03:03those who are stuck in the SIR procedure
03:05or facing any sort of a problem
03:07can get it resolved.
03:09Let me take this to my colleague Anmol Bali
03:11joining us on the broadcast.
03:13Anmol, the picture doing all the talking
03:15of a united front between the CEC
03:19and the election commissioners
03:21and the statement to support that
03:23to say that all the decisions
03:24that had been taken were unanimous.
03:27Suresha, recently we have seen
03:29just a few minutes ago
03:30a meeting has concluded
03:31in Nirvachan Bhawan,
03:32the main headquarters
03:33of the election commission
03:34and they have released
03:35a statement with a picture
03:37of Chief Election Commissioner
03:39Gyanesh Kumar
03:40and Election Commissioner
03:42Sandhu and Joshi
03:43and they have also clarified
03:44about the various of the acquisitions
03:47made by a report
03:48in the Indian Express newspaper
03:50where they have clarified
03:51that the letter was,
03:53the letter which was short
03:55to the secretary
03:57was about the work of an officer
03:59deputed to the commission
04:00not about any policy decisions
04:02and even not about any IT matter
04:05and even they have said
04:06about the Goa enrollment
04:08and left out of the voters
04:09they have clearly said
04:10that out of 97,
04:11Identify 81 have already
04:13filed the Form 6
04:15and SIR completion in 20 states
04:18they have also shared about data
04:20they have also shared the data
04:21about the SIR exercise
04:23which is being taking place
04:25around all nations
04:26and they have also clarified
04:28about the deadline extension
04:29in Delhi and other matters
04:31because recently we have seen
04:32that in a report
04:33in Indian Express
04:33has accused the election commissioner
04:36Chief Election Commissioner
04:37Gyanesh Kumar
04:38of centralization of powers
04:40and even they have discussed
04:42how many time
04:43election commissioners
04:44Sandhu and Joshi
04:46have objected
04:48on the actions of CEC
04:50and then we have seen
04:51politics has escalated
04:53on this issue
04:53because earlier also
04:54we have seen
04:54right and more
04:56there's certainly
04:57clarity coming in
04:58and
04:58of the
04:58of the