India bloc meeting: Kharge bats for pre-SIR electoral roll for future polls; voting through ballots instead of EVMs
At a meeting of the INDIA bloc, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for a pre‑Software Independent Review electoral roll and a shift to paper ballot voting, saying these steps would boost transparency, accountability and broaden voter participation in future elections. The proposal forms part of the bloc's broader reform agenda and targets replacing electronic voting machines with paper ballots ahead of upcoming polls.