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AIYF activists take out a protest march in Thrissur on Monday, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar | Photo Credit: K.K. Najeeb
Former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh has accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of violating the law in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. In an open letter, the retired IAS officer also urged Opposition parties to boycott elections until the CEC and the Election Commissioners resign.
Meanwhile, protests were held across various States, demanding Mr. Kumar’s resignation, amid a row within the Election Commission of India (ECI), which is headed by Mr. Kumar and includes Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as Commissioners.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday accused the Opposition of harbouring a “toolkit mentality” and attempting to derail the country’s progress.
Three days after the Delhi Police detained protesters attempting to reach Jantar Mantar, a delegation of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), led by its president Neha Bora, on Monday submitted an “intimation letter” at the Parliament Street police station about a proposed protest on October 2 demanding the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral process.
Delegation led by AISA's Neha Bora to submit intimation for Oct 2 Jantar Mantar protest demanding CEC resignation, amid security in New Delhi.
The allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission of India are serious issues, and linked to the survival of democracy in the country, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday, while announcing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on the issue.
Congress to debate ECI rift, party attacks CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demands his resignation amid protests and potential joint opposition strategy.
The Congress on Monday stepped up its agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, holding protest marches across Maharashtra and demanding his removal and arrest over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Ex-Home Secretary R.K. Singh accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of illegal SIR actions, urges Opposition unity to demand resignations.
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