Jairam Ramesh a senior leader in Congress went to the Supreme Court to challenge a change in the election rules. This change makes it harder for the public to see election materials like CCTV footage. Now you need permission from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to get access. Ramesh says this hurts transparency and makes it harder to hold elections accountable.
Basically the new rule limits access to things like recorded footage that people could use to check if elections are fair. Before it was easier for the public to see this stuff which helped with transparency. The government says they made the change to keep data safe and stop it being used wrongly. But Ramesh argues it stops the public from watching elections closely.
The Supreme Court will look into this case and has asked the government and the ECI to give their side of the story. The court is aware of the importance of balancing fairness in elections with keeping data safe. They plan to continue hearing the case starting the week of March 17th and their next steps will depend on what the government and ECI say.