The Indian Express made several claims in its article regarding the Election Commission’s powers over electoral rolls, its functioning, and changes to Form 6. But when these claims were put to the test against the facts, a very different picture emerged.
Here is the complete Fact Check, backed by evidence.
Claim vs Reality- BJP
“IE reported on 4 October 2012 that the Army was moving towards Delhi to stage a coup against the government.”
— Sudhanshu Trivedi, BJP Rajya Sabha MP
FACT:
April 2012 story is the one that generated the “coup scare” controversy; it was widely covered, debated, and denied at the time, and has been revisited in later years (including by Gen. V.K. Singh, who called it a conspiracy against him).
