Posters Targeting INDIA Bloc Leaders Over ECI Stance Surface Ahead of Delhi Meeting

The meeting is focused on evolving a common strategy over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and concerns raised by Opposition parties about the functioning of the poll panel. INDIA bloc leaders had scheduled the meeting at the Constitution Club as part of their efforts to coordinate their response to the issue.

The posters accuse Opposition leaders of having different positions on the Election Commission depending on electoral outcomes. One of them asked whether the ECI is considered right or wrong based on whether a political party wins or loses, while another carried the slogan, "INDI Alliance ka doglapan. Jeete to ECI ko taali, hare to ECI ko gaali."

The posters featured images of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, DMK leader M.K. Stalin, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

One poster sought to contrast Akhilesh Yadav's reported remarks about the Election Commission following the Samajwadi Party's 2017 victory with his criticism of the poll body after the party's defeat in 2022. It carried the phrase, "How convenient, pookie!"

Another poster targeting Rahul Gandhi referred to his absence from Bihar during part of the election campaign and linked it to his subsequent criticism of the Election Commission after the results. The message alleged that questions over the poll process were raised only after the electoral outcome.

The posters appeared as the Opposition alliance prepared to discuss demands concerning the Election Commission and the SIR exercise. The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday passed resolutions seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and suspension of the SIR process, among other demands.

Congress has alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process, while the Election Commission has rejected suggestions of institutional disagreement over its decisions and maintained that decisions relating to the SIR were taken unanimously.

The INDIA bloc's meeting is expected to focus on a coordinated political and parliamentary response to the ECI-SIR controversy, with Opposition parties seeking to demonstrate unity on the issue.

The source of the posters was not identified in the material available, and the messages represent political allegations aimed at the Opposition rather than established findings about the leaders featured.