MP: Youth Congress stages protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Bhopal, demands resignation
The party cited alleged voter deletions and opaque changes to Form 6 as it sought Kumar’s resignation and a criminal case.
- On Monday, September 28, Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders surrounded the Chief Electoral Officer's office in Bhopal, demanding the immediate resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process.
- Protests follow an investigative Indian Express report stating Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over 10 months to unilateral decisions regarding database access and voter roll modifications without their knowledge.
- Congress leaders allege the SIR exercise resulted in the deletion of 1.07 crore votes in Karnataka and 3.4 million names in Madhya Pradesh, with party officials describing the process as "vote theft" undermining democratic transparency.
- Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought President Droupadi Murmu's intervention to dissolve the Election Commission and dismiss Kumar, while Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar accused the poll panel of functioning as a "puppet of the BJP."
- Congress members plan to extend protests to collectorates on Tuesday, September 29, and continue nationwide until October 2, asserting that Kumar's conduct amounts to "treason" against electoral rights and democratic institutions.
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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.
KPCC, left parties, unions demand deletions under SIR to be restored
At the KPCC protest, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah argued that an institution expected to conduct elections impartially and transparently was instead functioning at the behest of the BJP-led Union government.
DK Shivakumar calls EC BJP's puppet, accuses poll panel of vote theft in SIR
At a Congress protest in Bengaluru, D K Shivakumar accused the Election Commission of aiding vote theft through the SIR exercise. The clash has sharpened concerns over electoral roll revisions, dissent within the poll panel and voter rights.
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Times of IndiaKarnataka Congress protests against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Karnataka Congress organized a protest at Freedom Park against the Election Commission's SIR exercise on Saturday. Party leaders accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of making unilateral decisions that led to voter deletions. Senior Congress figures, including Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, participated in the protest and demanded accountability.
Gyanesh Kumar Latest News | Congress Protests In Bengaluru, Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
Congress has stepped up its protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with a major demonstration underway in Bengaluru. The party is demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and questioning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, citing alleged irregularities and reported objections raised by two other Election Commissioners.
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