00:14The political war over SIR is heating up by the hour.
00:21Mumbai witnessed a rare show of opposition unity as Thakre cousins Raj and Uddhav came together
00:28on the streets, targeting the Chief Election Commissioner.
00:59Just a day after the Congress-led protest in Mumbai, the Shivasena UBT and the MNS joined
01:07hands for a massive joint march, alleging irregularities in the electoral process and stepping up the
01:16demand for the CEC's resignation.
01:19Congress and the NCP-SP leaders also joined the stir.
01:24But the political temperature isn't rising only in Maharashtra.
01:29In Delhi, Ahmad Mee party and the left parties too hit the streets, protesting against the
01:35SIR exercise and stepping up its attack on the Election Commission.
01:43The position of this country is the vote.
01:45These who are all young people, who are the people who are the vote, are the voters, as
01:50the vote for the Awra 4th 6.
01:52What will happen in this nation's race?
01:55We are all the people who are the people of the country, and we are the people of the
01:59people of the country, and they are the people of the country.
02:01Three women journalists have also alleged that police sexually harassed them during
02:11October 3rd protest at Jantar Mantar, prompting a crime branch probe.
02:18And in Hyderabad, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Oesi launched a fresh offensive.
02:24He has accused the BJP and the RSS workers of filing false forms, seven objections,
02:30and has demanded action from the Election Commission and the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer.
02:56Oesi has warned that the opposition will not remain silent, and a much bigger agitation could be on the cards.
03:15The sharpest political escalation has come from the Congress President.
03:20Malik Arjun Kargay has called recent elections illegal and has demanded the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
03:56Malik Arjun Kargay has said,
03:58Malik Arjun Kargay has hit back hard, accusing the Congress of having a selective approach towards the Election Commission.
04:04Its charge, when Congress wins, the EC is fine.
04:09When Congress loses, the EC becomes flawed.
04:38And amidst this political slugfest, the NHRC has taken cognizance of allegations,
04:43involving the participation of minor children in the recent Mumbai protest.
04:50And has directed Mumbai police to examine digital evidence and investigate the matter.
04:58The SIR battle is no longer just an electoral issue.
05:02It has become a full-blown political war over the Election Commission itself.
05:07And with both sides digging in, the question now is, who blinks first?
05:14The Bureau Report, India Today.
