MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
The party says objections on voter deletions, Form 6 changes and database access show the revision process lacks transparency, with 14 recorded objections cited.
- Congress workers held nationwide protests on Monday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and bias in the Election Commission's functioning.
- The protests intensified following an Indian Express investigation reporting that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally recorded objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding voter deletions and database access.
- Demonstrators marched in Ranchi, Bengaluru, and Bhopal carrying placards and burning effigies, alleging "vote theft." Party leaders claimed the SIR process unfairly targeted minorities and Dalits to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Agra police arrested two Congress leaders on Monday for allegedly defacing Kumar's ancestral residence in Vijay Nagar after reports of property damage and attempts to create disturbance.
- Opposition parties including the Congress and INDIA bloc plan continued demonstrations until October 2, with leaders calling for an independent inquiry and warning that lost public trust threatens democratic integrity.
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Congress continues nationwide protests, mounts pressure for resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Protests by the Congress and some other opposition parties for resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued on Monday with leaders questioning the way decisions had been taken concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters lists and the process of addition and deletion of voters.
CEC Deceived This Country: Congress Stages Nationwide Protest Against CEC, Demand Resignation
“When Prime Minister Modi became Prime Minister for the first time, we accepted that there might have been some shortcomings on our part. The Constitution became a topic of discussion during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP lost 70 seats in the process, and the atmosphere was not in their favor; yet, they formed the government,” he said
Questions raised within Election Commission deserve clear answers, says AICC Kazakhstan coordinator Somya Karohta - The Tribune
According to a recent investigation by The Indian Express, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly raised formal objections at least 14 times over 10 months concerning issues including voter registration, deletion and restoration of names, changes to Form 6 and access to electoral-roll data.
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