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The Election Commission of India has refuted allegations of internal discord, presenting a united front following a key meeting at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alongside Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, clarified that major decisions, including the Special Intensive Revision across states and union territories, were taken unanimously. The commission noted that orders concerning SIR in Bihar, West Bengal, and other regions received unanimous approval and referenced Supreme Court backing. Officials also addressed media reports alleging centralization of power and internal objections, confirming extensions for SIR processes to assist voters.

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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

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