印度选举委员会捍卫其通过特别密集修订将外国人从选民名册上除名的权力,面对程序和透明度方面的法律挑战。
India's Election Commission defends its power to remove foreigners from voter rolls via Special Intensive Revision, facing legal challenges over procedure and transparency.
选举委员会告诉最高法院,根据《宪法》,它有权对选民名册进行一次特别密集修订,以排除外国人,援引第324、325和326条,并否认这一进程与NRC类似。
The Election Commission told the Supreme Court it has constitutional authority to conduct a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to exclude foreigners, citing Articles 324, 325, and 326, and denying that the process resembles the NRC.
高级律师Rakesh Dwivedi认为欧共体在维持以公民为中心的选民制方面的作用是不可谈判的,不受法规的推翻。
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi argued the EC’s role in maintaining a citizen-centric electorate is non-negotiable and not overridden by statutes.
与此同时,三一党议员德里克·奥布莱恩就西孟加拉邦SIR的程序性缺陷向法院提出请愿,指控选举委员会使用WhatsApp等非正式渠道发布指令,导致大量删除且未通知,并引发了对透明度、问责制和选民权利的担忧。
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien petitioned the court over procedural flaws in West Bengal’s SIR, alleging the EC used informal channels like WhatsApp for directives, leading to mass deletions without notice and raising concerns about transparency, accountability, and voter rights.
法院继续审理多个州对SIR提出的质疑。
The court continues hearing challenges to the SIR across multiple states.