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After #ExpressInvestigation which highlighted that 2 Election Commissioners raised 14 objections in 10 months on record to steps taken by Election Commission, the poll body issued a statement but the key questions remained unanswered. Listen in. Read the investigation here: Reported by: Ritika Chopra

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Factual Bhakt6 days ago

2 kodi ka express

Santro6 days ago

They won't swallow your allegations for sure & trying to defend themselves and the government,it's clear

Jai Kishan Kharat6 days ago

Jhumke wali ritika bai chopra.

Sushil6 days ago

i know you are paid cannon fodder. you will get exposed Soon

Krishna6 days ago

Essence of election commission exercise is to give voterid to eligible voters not illegal immigrants There is no voter complaint People particularly youth not be confused

Old Chameli6 days ago

Kudos, Ritika! @IndianExpress would it be possible for me to procure the last five copies of your esteemed paper?

Davinder Kumar6 days ago

🫡🫡🫡🫡

Shark_Slayer6 days ago

This lady did a hit job on the two ECs! She might as well regret this nonsense!

Venkata Paparao6 days ago

Kudos to Indian Express. I remember it is Indian express which brought to light Bhagalpur blindness case and Rajan missing case in Kerala during emergency.

Jai Kishan Kharat6 days ago

Kaun hai ye peet pattalkar ritika chopra?

sumant choudhary6 days ago

Yakub memon fan channel should not ask for answers from CEC.

Gangadhar6 days ago

Trying very hard to stay relevant 🤣

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