Opposition attacking EC over SIR to mask poll defeats, displaying ‘peak hypocrisy’: BJP

The charge came after 23 political parties and an Independent MP wrote to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, raising concerns over the SIR process, the EC's functioning and other election-related issues
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