00:00The Election Commission is now facing mounting scrutiny.
00:03Five weeks after the Indian Express flagged key flashpoints
00:07with the functioning of the Election Commission,
00:11the EC has moved on several of those concerns,
00:16triggering fresh opposition charges of a cover-up
00:19and cost correction under pressure.
00:21But the battle over Vochori is no longer confined to the Commission.
00:25The BJP and the opposition taking their fights to the streets.
00:28Here's more.
00:35The Election Commission is in the eye of a political storm
00:39and now facing a series of questions
00:42appears to be on a cost correction path.
00:44An Indian Express investigation flagging an alleged rift
00:48within the Election Commission has set off political shockwaves.
00:52And in the five weeks since the report,
00:54the Commission has moved on several of the concerns flagged.
00:58Eight flashpoints.
00:59Eight responses.
01:02First, Form 6.
01:04The Charge.
01:05SIR declaration inserted without a formal amendment.
01:09The EC has now delinked the declaration from the online form.
01:13Agendas and minutes allegedly missing.
01:16The EC has now made both mandatory.
01:18IT modules allegedly developed without the Commission's knowledge.
01:22Now, new projects will face committee scrutiny.
01:25An ECINET audit was demanded but never conducted.
01:29Now, a panel has been set up with independent experts on board.
01:33Field officers allegedly denied access to ECINET.
01:37The EC has now delegated more powers to officers on the ground.
01:44The EC has now ordered special drives and summary revisions.
01:49And in Bengal, Sandhu flagged gaps in the SIR appeals process.
01:53The EC maintains the CEO's office filed the appeals under the RP Act.
01:59But for the Congress, these changes are not course corrections.
02:03They are evidence of the Commission being forced to backtrack.
02:22The battle over the ballot is no longer confined to the Election Commission's corridors.
02:27The political temperature is soaring and the fight for the narrative is now spilling onto the streets.
02:37The BGP is leaving no stone unturned to counter Rahul Gandhi's vote-chory campaign.
02:42Taking its Lok Tantra Bachao, Arajak Ta Hatao offensive across states.
02:48From Haryana to Uttar Pradesh, the BGP's top brass is leading the charge.
03:20The BGP's top brass is leading the charge.
03:43The Congress isn't backing down either.
03:47In Bengaluru, India Bloc leaders took to Freedom Park, demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and cancellation of the SIR exercise.
03:56We have made a demand very clear.
03:59Gyanesh Kumar should resign.
04:01People are asking questions.
04:03The CEC is missing.
04:04And they are unable to answer any questions that are being posed to them.
04:07Why is the government helping in Gyanesh Kumar being hidden?
04:15One battle is playing out inside the Election Commission, another on the political streets.
04:21The EC's course corrections may address some procedural concerns, but they have done little to cool the political confrontation.
04:29Bureau Report, India Today.
