Why India's Opposition Wants Top Poll Official Out
Opposition parties seek a Supreme Court-led probe, saying the revision omitted 130 million voters and unfairly hit marginalised communities.
- On Friday, demonstrators in Kolkata protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation following a newspaper investigation alleging impropriety during a large-scale voter-roll revision.
- The Election Commission of India faces scrutiny after reports alleged two of three commissioners lodged objections at least 14 times in 10 months over Special Intensive Revision decisions that excluded 130 million voters.
- While the ECI claims all decisions were unanimous, opposition parties argue the process benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party , citing Supreme Court concerns that some eligibility notices appeared "machine generated."
- On Saturday, the poll body announced revisions including home visits to collect verification documents; however, the opposition Congress party continues demanding Kumar's resignation amid nationwide unrest.
- With elections scheduled next year in seven states including Uttar Pradesh, the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has threatened to launch nationwide protests on October 2 if Kumar does not resign.
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Some 130 million people are said to have been removed from the lists of electors during a revision process. The opposition and the Parti du peuple cafard, which had torn the resignation of the Minister of Education in July, demand the resignation of the chairman of the electoral commission.
Explainer: Why has the drive to verify India's billion voters put poll ...
Explainer-Why has the drive to verify India's billion voters put poll body under scrutiny
NEW DELHI, Sept 28 - India's drive to verify the eligibility of roughly a billion voters has put the Election Commission of India (ECI) under severe public scrutiny, with opposition parties alleging the manipulation of voter rolls and exclusion of millions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why India's opposition wants top poll official out
According to an Indian Express report last week, some key decisions linked to the contentious revision exercise were likely taken without the approval of two of the three election commissioners. The ECI, a constitutional body, has rejected the allegations, saying all its decisions were unanimous and legally valid. Opposition parties have long raised doubts about the nationwide revision, which has seen millions of names removed from voter rolls, …
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The Congress has convened a meeting of its Working Committee on September 29 to discuss this issue. It would be followed by a meeting of the INDIA alliance the next day, on September 30.
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