Why the SIR is structurally flawed | Prashant Bhushan on SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah ep 26

In this episode of SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan discusses the growing public movements against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the exclusion of nearly 13 crore voters, and the mounting pressure on constitutional institutions. Bhushan argues that public protests have forced the ECI, the judiciary, and sections of the mainstream media to respond to public concerns. He questions the SIR process, particularly the exclusion of people who have shifted residences and the requirement that previously registered voters fill up Form 6 instead of Form 8 to return to the electoral rolls. Bhushan raises concerns about the alleged targeting of Muslim voters through the SIR's logical discrepancy process, and calls for the entire exercise to be scrapped and to restore the pre-SIR electoral rolls. The conversation also covers the role of young people and civil society in the protests, the opposition's response, the growing influence of money in electoral politics, and the need for structural electoral reforms. Perfect for viewers interested in: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Election Commission of India Electoral roll revision 13 crore voter deletions Form 6 and Form 8 Muslim voter exclusion Indian democracy Right to vote Youth protests in India Cockroach Janta Party INDIA bloc Rahul Gandhi Electoral reforms Electoral funding Credits: Host: Amit Baruah Camera: Dipesh Arora and Deepanshu Chhabra Editing: Razal Pareed Production: Kavya Pradeep M and Mridula Vijayarangakumar If you found this video insightful, don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to Frontline for more in-depth conversations. Subscribe to Frontline: https://frontline.thehindu.com/online... Follow us on: Facebook - / frontlineindia X - Frontline (@frontline_india) on X Instagram - / frontline.magazine LinkedIn - / frontline-magazine-b12921295 #PrashantBhushan #SpeakEasy #AmitBaruah #Frontline #SIR #ElectionCommission #VoterRights #ElectoralRolls #IndianDemocracy #MuslimVoters #CockroachJantaParty #YouthProtests #INDIABloc #RahulGandhi #ElectoralReforms #AamAadmiParty #IndianPolitics