Uddhav Thackeray Demands Repolls with Ballot Papers & Action on Gyanesh Kumar
Thackeray cited alleged Election Commission irregularities and said 14 objections by two commissioners showed the poll body needed a reset.
- On Wednesday, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be jailed, citing media reports of internal disagreements within the Election Commission.
- Thackeray's demand follows reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SIR rollout.
- Addressing a news conference, Thackeray demanded the nullification of recent elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu, insisting repolls use traditional ballot papers.
- Urging opposition unity, Thackeray requested the two Election Commissioners cancel all "wrong decisions" taken by the poll body, stating, "All opposition parties should unite to save democracy in the country."
- The internal disputes highlight friction within the Election Commission, as Thackeray praised Sandhu and Joshi for allegedly "exposing" Kumar's actions.
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Following a controversy surrounding a media report, Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray have demanded the immediate arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They have also called for the elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu to be canceled and re-conducted using ballot papers.
Gyanesh Kumar should be jailed; hold repolls in Maharashtra, WB and TN with ballot papers: Uddhav
Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be jailed, citing reports of differences emerging within the Election Commission. Addressing a news conference, Thackeray also demanded that the last elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu be nullified and repolls be held in […]
Gyanesh Kumar should be jailed; hold repolls in Maharashtra, WB and TN with ballot papers: Uddhav - The Tribune
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be jailed, citing reports of differences emerging within the Election Commission.
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