MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
- On Monday, Congress workers staged nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged "mishandling" of the Special Intensive Revision exercise for electoral rolls.
- Alleging nearly 13 crore voters' names were deleted nationwide, demonstrators accused the Commission of acting under political influence from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, labeling the process "vote chori."
- The Indian Youth Congress launched an online petition titled "Gyanesh, It's Done Bro," citing reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised internal objections regarding electoral roll decisions.
- Police detained protesters and used water cannons in Hyderabad and Delhi to disperse crowds marching toward Election Commission offices, where workers displayed placards questioning the electoral process's fairness.
- The Election Commission maintained that divergent views arise during institutional deliberations and decisions are made collectively, even as Congress state units continue to seek Kumar's removal and demand transparency.
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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.
TPCC hold protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress on Monday, September 28, protested for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at several places across the state. In Hyderabad, the protest was led by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Vikramarka Bhatti, IT Minister D Sridhar Babu and Congress MP Kiran … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainm…
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