UPSC current affairs: 124 ex-IAS/IFS letter backs EC, SIR and EVM checks
124 Former IAS, IFS and allied services officers have issued an open letter to the citizens of India, strongly defending the #ElectionCommission and the Special Intensive Revision (#SIR) of electoral rolls, while questioning allegations of vote rigging without credible evidence. Highlighting India's transformation from an era of booth capturing, ballot box stuffing and electoral violence, the officers said that today's electoral system has multiple layers of checks and safeguards, including polling agents, #EVM sealing, strong-room security and #VVPAT verification. They cited #Bihar's 2025 Assembly elections which recorded no re-polling and the highest voter turnout since 1951.