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Congress urges BJP to scrap SIR after Goa CEO writes to ECI eight times
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 24 Sep 2026, 08:17 PM
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The Goa Chief Electoral Officer has sent eight letters to the Election Commission of India, prompting the Congress party to accuse the BJP of misusing the SIR exercise and demand its withdrawal.
The Goa Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) reportedly dispatched eight separate communications to the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the recent Special Investigation Report (SIR) exercise conducted in the state.
The Indian National Congress seized on the correspondence, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leveraging the SIR mechanism for political advantage and has called for an immediate rollback of the exercise.
Party leaders in Goa and at the national level have written to the ECI and the central government, urging that the SIR be withdrawn and that the electoral process remain free from partisan interference.
The BJP, while defending the legality of the SIR, has not publicly responded to the Congress demand, and the ECI has said it will review the CEO's letters before taking any action.
The development adds to the growing political tussle in Goa ahead of upcoming local elections, with both parties vying for control over the state's electoral administration.
The Indian National Congress seized on the correspondence, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leveraging the SIR mechanism for political advantage and has called for an immediate rollback of the exercise.
Party leaders in Goa and at the national level have written to the ECI and the central government, urging that the SIR be withdrawn and that the electoral process remain free from partisan interference.
The BJP, while defending the legality of the SIR, has not publicly responded to the Congress demand, and the ECI has said it will review the CEO's letters before taking any action.
The development adds to the growing political tussle in Goa ahead of upcoming local elections, with both parties vying for control over the state's electoral administration.