Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (October 1, 2026) said the online Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, was changed “illegally” and asked who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change, and who at the company signed off on it.
“Who at TCS signed off on it? Who at the ECI ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change? Mr. Tagging Mr. Gandhi’s post, Mr. Clearly, the move was orchestrated by the PM-HM (Narendra Modi-Amit Shah) duo.
“The online Form 6 was changed illegally — as the EC’s own Commissioners have recorded. Ramesh said, “Form 6 changes were introduced by the CEC unconstitutionally in mid-July 2026 to remove Gen Z voters from the electoral roll.
Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh claimed that the change in Form 6 was orchestrated by ” the PM-HM duo “. Gandhi said. And were they pressured into doing it?” he said on X. The Congress leaders’ remarks come a day after the opposition INDIA bloc announced joint ‘save democracy’ marches in all districts and five major rallies, demanding that future polls be held with ballot paper and appealing to the Supreme Court to expedite cases of SIR and electoral “malpractices”.
The declaration sought information on whether the applicant’s name, or that of their parent or grandparent, appeared in the electoral roll prepared during the previous SIR. At a meeting attended by leaders of as many as 19 political parties that lasted over three-and-a-half hours, it was decided that all opposition MPs will march to the Election Commission on October 6 and the leaders would meet the President to highlight the issues related to alleged irregularities in voter list revision. Earlier reporting noted: According to the report, an additional declaration relating to the previous SIR electoral roll was added to the online Form 6 on the ECINET portal. Both the Commissioners contended that the form prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, could not be modified without amending the rules.
The opposition grouping discussed the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and said they will not relent till he is ousted. Earlier reporting noted: The online Form 6 – which is used for fresh voter registration – was changed “illegally”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday, asking who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, to make that change. Earlier reporting noted: In their dissent, the two Election Commissioners had reportedly said that this was beyond the poll body’s mandate and only the Law Ministry was empowered to suggest or effect any changes.
