MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
Congress workers in Madhya Pradesh clashed with police as they pressed claims of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and accused the Election Commission of bias.
- On Monday, September 28, Congress workers staged nationwide demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Escalating tensions follow reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally recorded objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding electoral-roll revisions and database access.
- Agra Police arrested six Congress workers, including Anil Yadav and Mukesh Dhangar, on Tuesday for allegedly defacing Chief Election Commissioner Kumar's ancestral residence during a protest.
- The Election Commission maintains that all decisions, including those concerning SIR, were approved unanimously by all three commissioners as part of established administrative process.
- Opposition parties, including the INDIA bloc, plan to meet on September 30 to discuss strategy for Kumar's removal, while Congress units continue organizing demonstrations seeking independent review of electoral rolls.
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Protest at CEC Gyanesh Kumar's House Turns Ugly, FIR Filed Against 20 Congress workers... 6 Arrested
Police have filed a case against 20 Congress workers during a protest outside the residence of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Six of them were arrested and sent to jail. The protest was against the Election Commission's SIR process. Congress has questioned the police action and alleged that wrong sections were applied.
Congress hits streets against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demands his removal
The Congress party has launched nationwide protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his removal. Accusing him of acting in favour of the BJP and citing alleged irregularities in electoral roll revisions (SIR), party workers burned effigies and clashed with police. Opposition parties plan further action, including a meeting of the INDIA bloc to strategize for his ouster.
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.
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