Overview
- The letter, titled “Assault on National Constitutional Authorities,” was released in New Delhi with 272 signatories, including 16 former judges, 123 retired bureaucrats with 14 ex-ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers.
- It singles out Rahul Gandhi for asserting he has “100 per cent proof” and an “atom bomb” against the Election Commission while, the group says, not filing the prescribed affidavit or a formal complaint.
- The statement defends the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing published methodology, court-sanctioned verification, removal of ineligible names, and addition of eligible voters.
- The Election Commission has termed the accusations baseless, and the Chief Election Commissioner has asked Gandhi to submit a sworn affidavit naming specific ineligible voters.
- The letter notes that the Supreme Court recently declined a plea for an SIT probe into Karnataka-related claims and directed petitioners to seek redress with the Election Commission.