Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has filed a police complaint against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi.

Moitra approached the police station on Thursday and submitted a complaint raising allegations related to the functioning of the Election Commission and the handling of electoral rolls.

The development comes amid an ongoing political and legal debate over the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls. Opposition parties have raised concerns over the process, while the Election Commission has maintained that its decisions are being taken through the established institutional process.

In her complaint and public statements, Moitra has alleged that certain decisions connected with the electoral process were taken without the consent or agreement of the other Election Commissioners. She has also raised questions about changes to voter rolls and the possible impact of such changes on eligible voters.

Moitra has further alleged that the Election Commission’s technology systems were being used in a manner that bypassed officials working at the local level. She has questioned the centralised handling of electoral-roll data and alleged that voter names and records could be changed through the system. These are allegations made by Moitra and are not established findings merely because a police complaint has been filed. ([India Today][2])

The controversy has intensified following reports about objections allegedly raised by two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, over certain decisions connected with the SIR exercise. Reports have said that the two commissioners raised objections on multiple occasions over a period of several months. 

The Election Commission, however, has rejected the suggestion that there is a formal division in the Commission’s decision-making process. It has maintained that decisions are being taken unanimously. The Commission has also said that its digital platforms operate under data-security protocols designed to prevent unauthorised changes and manipulation.

Moitra has also publicly criticised the Chief Election Commissioner over the issue. She has alleged that preventing eligible voters from exercising their franchise cannot be treated simply as part of an official duty. Such statements form part of her political allegations and do not, by themselves, establish criminal wrongdoing.

The complaint comes against the backdrop of wider questions surrounding the revision of electoral rolls in several states. In West Bengal, the Election Commission recently told the Supreme Court that a large number of voters whose names were removed during the SIR process had filed appeals seeking inclusion in the electoral rolls. 

The immediate question now is how the police will proceed with the complaint. Any allegations made against the Chief Election Commissioner would need to be examined through the appropriate legal and investigative process.

The filing of a complaint does not itself establish that the allegations are true. Further information from the police, Election Commission, courts or other competent authorities will be required to determine the facts of the matter.

The issue is likely to remain part of the wider debate over electoral-roll revisions, institutional decision-making and voter access. Further developments will depend on the action taken by the relevant authorities.