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SIR Row: CJP Threatens Protests if CEC Gyanesh Kumar Does Not Resign in 48 Hours
On Thursday, the Cockroach Janta Party demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging the Election Commission's recent actions undermined democratic processes and voters' rights.
The demand follows The Indian Express report alleging Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected 14 times over 10 months to decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka described the system as "broken," claiming centralization of the electoral database and voter exclusion threaten India's democracy.
Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission, BJP, and RSS of committing an "act of treason," while Priyanka Gandhi called for action if election manipulation allegations are established.
Dipke warned the CJP would initiate a nationwide protest if Kumar does not resign within 48 hours, questioning whether the CEC could take decisions without other Election Commissioners' concurrence.
He claims that millions of names were removed from the lists without prior notice and that new voters were added without verification to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.