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The Opposition’s Electoral-Roll Theatre Cannot Replace Evidence

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The Opposition’s Electoral-Roll Theatre Cannot Replace Evidence

Voter lists must be transparent, appealable and carefully audited, but the INDIA alliance weakens that cause when it treats every correction exercise as proof of a conspiracy. I want a tougher Election Commission and a more responsible opposition, not slogans that declare the verdict before the evidence arrives.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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