In the over one-hour-long press conference, Kumar did not provide any answers to why the Election Commission (EC) is asking for an affidavit under oath from Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of over one lakh votes being stolen in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura assembly constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,

Oath Politics, Silence on Forms Received and Number of 'Illegal' Immigrants: EC's Seven Non-Answers - The Wire

Kumar also did not provide any answers to questions on how many enumeration forms in Bihar had been submitted along with the requisite documents and how many foreign undocumented immigrants were found during the SIR, as well as to allegations of whether the exercise is being used to usher in the National Register of Citizens in the state.

by Sravasti Dasgupta

18/08/2025

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