Opposition Meets Over SIR Exercise, Amit Shah Hits Back Predicting 2029 Defeat

The political confrontation between the opposition and the central government has escalated over the Special Summary Revision exercise and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Following a march to the Supreme Court, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi convened a meeting with INDIA bloc parliamentarians, civil society members, and student leaders at his New Delhi residence to determine their campaign's next steps. The opposition questioned voter deletions under the process and criticised the removal of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court registry flagged fourteen defects in the opposition's petition regarding the Election Commission. Responding to the campaign, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress of citing the exercise to rationalize electoral defeats, forecasting a severe loss for the party in the 2029 elections.