CEC Gyanesh Kumar should resign to protect his dignity, says CPI(M) national general secretary
M.A. Baby alleges SIR has deprived 13 crore people of voting rights; calls for strengthening INDIA bloc to protect democracy
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M.A. Baby alleges SIR has deprived 13 crore people of voting rights; calls for strengthening INDIA bloc to protect democracy
The Opposition party also alleged that the CEC โbetrayedโ the Constitution in letter and spirit at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Jairam Ramesh's attack on the CEC came a day after Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan remarked that any process that "disenfranchises" millions of Indian citizens is "intrinsically arbitrary" and a "negation" of the constitutional order
NDIA Bloc Calls for Nationwide Protests Over Voter List Revision, Demands Action Against CEC
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams police action on protesters, says โlathi can stop a crowd, but not a questionโ; political parties, activists and students take out rallies across States seeking electoral reforms and rollback of SIR
Prominent persons, including actor Shabana Azmi and singer Vishal Dadlani, also took part in the protest against the alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the Election Commissionโs nationwide SIR exercise
CJP's Dipke demanded that the CEC appointment process be transparent, and said there should be involvement of civil society
Dipke said that since a large number of people were affected due to the deletions, many will hit the streets; โIf Gyanesh Kumar doesnโt resign, they will seek Narendra Modiโs resignation,โ he said, alleging that Mr. Kumar was winning elections for Mr. Modi.
Opposition parties to move Supreme Court, hold district-level marches and seek Presidentโs intervention over electoral roll revision and Election Commission functioning
Congress debates ways to turn SIR resistance into a peopleโs movement without getting caught in legal technicalities and discusses ways to mobilise party workers for an indefinite sit-in in Delhi
The Chief Minister said the Election Commission of India (ECI) should do some soul-searching as the charges against the poll panel were not levelled by any political party
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumarโs removal and PM Modiโs resignation, alleging irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls
Appearing before CJI Surya Kant, senior advocates, representing petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh, made an oral mentioning for early hearing of the plea which urged the court to direct that Gyanesh Kumar should not exercise the functions of Chief Election Commissioner, pending final hearing of this petition