A group of 124 former IAS, IFS and allied services officers wrote an open letter defending the Election Commission of India against allegations of electoral irregularities.
The signatories cited historical safeguards such as polling agents, EVM sealing, strong-room security and VVPAT verification to highlight the system's transformation.
The former bureaucrats described the Special Intensive Revision exercise as necessary for maintaining accurate electoral rolls by identifying deceased and duplicate voters.