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india's election commission is now facing a crisis of confidence with internal dissent breaking into public view the cockroach jhanta party has demanded the chief election commissioner's resignation within forty eight hours while congress leader rahul gandhi intensifies his own criticism of the panel in our last briefing we focused on finding the stories with real impact today that story goes to the heart of india's democracy as faith in the electoral process itself is being questioned here are the other key headlines for friday september 25 at the asian games in nagoya india's medal count now stands at 12 that's one gold five silver and six bronze medals placing india twelfth in the overall standings the athletics competition began

with a strong showing as the hindu described it thirty minutes of persistence on the track followed by three of absolute drama led to a silver medal in the four by 400 meter mixed relay the women's team also secured a bronze in wushu narum roshabina devi won a historic silver in the women's sixty kilogram category this is her third consecutive asian games medal making her the first indian wushu athlete ever to achieve this feat the hunt for gold continues with both the men's and women's kabate teams now in the semifinals and the women's hockey team facing japan on the world stage external affairs minister s jaishankar held a significant meeting with u s secretary of state marco rubio during the discussion jaishankar formally raised india's concerns regarding a u s sanctions act this diplomatic move underscores india's proactive stance in protecting its own interests from the effects of american foreign policy and finally a sad note from the world of cinema veteran bollywood actor mushtaq khan has passed away at the age of 57 he had

been battling cancer now let's go deeper into the pressure building on the election commission this isn't just about political rhetoric from delhi it's about systemic failures with immediate and severe consequences for ordinary citizens an investigation by the indian express has uncovered a critical flaw in goa's recent special intensive revision of electoral rolls the process known as sir led to valid voters being deleted from the final list so far at least 97 specific cases have been confirmed and here's why this matters so much beyond the ballot box in goa your voter status is directly linked to state run health support schemes being wrongly removed from the electoral roll means losing access to medical treatments and other

critical government benefits it's a bureaucratic error with the power to disrupt lives this on the ground failure adds significant weight to the political attacks at the national level the cockroach jaunta party or cjp has seized on this and other issues to launch a campaign it calls fix the poll panel their central demand is the resignation of chief election commissioner gyanesh kumar within forty eight hours the indian express even ran a headline capturing the campaign's tone the cockroaches are back why cjp is taking on the election commission but what makes this moment truly different is the descent from within the commission itself two election commissioners have now publicly objected to recent panel decisions this kind of internal public disagreement is highly unusual and points to deep divisions at the

very top of the institution responsible for overseeing india's elections it all provides a powerful opening for the opposition with rahul gandhi escalating his own claims that the commission is no longer impartial what we're seeing is a multi front challenge to a foundational institution it's not just one political party's grievance or one flawed process in a single state it's a convergence of political pressure from the outside unprecedented dissent from the inside and documented harmful failures on the ground each of these elements erodes public trust in its own way the integrity of an election isn't just about who wins or loses it's about whether the public believes the process itself is fair right now that belief is being severely tested