Overview

• The IAS Association said online targeting of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s relatives is unrelated to official work and violates public-service dignity.
• Reports note Kumar’s family members, including his daughters, have faced trolling on social media following the allegations.
• CEC Gyanesh Kumar has denied wrongdoing and gave Rahul Gandhi seven days to file a sworn affidavit substantiating his ‘vote theft’ charges or apologise.
• Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders allege irregularities in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision and in a Karnataka constituency, accusing the poll body of benefiting the BJP.
• The Election Commission says formal complaints are required for action and notes that, since Bihar’s draft rolls were published on August 1, it has received the first two objections from a political party, disposed of 6,092 voter cases, and kept the claims window open until September 1.