Indian Politician Calls for Award for Election Chief Amid Voter List Row
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A leader from India's ruling party, the BJP, has made a big request. He said people see Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar like a god. He said Kumar should get the Padma Bhushan. This is one of India's top civil awards.
Not everyone agrees with him. Opposition parties are angry about a review of voter lists. This review is called the SIR. It checks who can vote in elections.
The opposition group is called 'India'. This is a group of many parties. They are unhappy with the Election Commission. They will have an important meeting soon to talk about the voter list problem.
Some parties from the ruling side also have doubts. Three allies of the NDA, the ruling group, have asked the Election Commission for answers. The NDA is the group led by the BJP.
These allies said the Election Commission must not lose people's trust. They want clear answers about how the voter list review works.
So there are two different views. One BJP leader wants an award for the election chief. But some other parties, even ruling allies, want answers about the voter list review.
Vocabulary6 words
- BJP
- a big political party in India; the ruling party
- Padma Bhushan
- a very important award given by the Indian government
- SIR
- a check of voter lists; short for a review process
- India
- here, a group name used by opposition parties working together
- NDA
- a group of parties led by the BJP
- trust
- believing someone is honest and fair
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1. An award for the Chief Election Commissioner 2. Voter lists 3. False
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A leader from India's ruling party, the _____, has made a big request.
He said people see Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar like a _____.
He said Kumar should get the _____.
Opposition parties are angry about a review of _____.
This review is called the _____.
The opposition group is called '_____'.
They will have an important _____ soon.
Three _____ of the NDA have asked the Election Commission for answers.
These allies said the Election Commission must not lose people's _____.
They want clear answers about the voter list _____.
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