Karnataka Congress protests against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Party leaders said the SIR exercise deleted a large number of voters’ names and cited an Indian Express report on 14 objections by two commissioners.
- On Saturday, Karnataka Congress staged a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru against the Election Commission's SIR exercise, demanding the immediate resignation and arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- State Congress President B K Hariprasad alleged that work under Kumar resulted in the deletion of 63 lakh votes in Bihar, 91 lakh in West Bengal, and 1.07 crore in Karnataka.
- Hariprasad cited 65,000 deleted votes in his possession and released a letter from BJP MLA Abhay Patil regarding 2,500 voters in Belagavi, claiming deletions disproportionately targeted Dalits and minorities.
- An Indian Express investigation reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over ten months to decisions issued without their knowledge.
- The Election Commission asserted that its administrative directions have full legal sanction, while Congress leaders planned district-wide protests and differing observations are a normal part of internal deliberations.
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Times of IndiaKarnataka Congress protests against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Karnataka Congress organized a protest at Freedom Park against the Election Commission's SIR exercise on Saturday. Party leaders accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar of making unilateral decisions that led to voter deletions. Senior Congress figures, including Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, participated in the protest and demanded accountability.
Congress Holds Protest in Karnataka Against EC Gyanesh Kumar Amid SIR Row
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Karnataka Cong protests against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (PTI) Karnataka Congress on Saturday staged a protest at Freedom Park here against the Election Commission’s SIR exercise, demanding the resignation and arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Citing media reports, party leaders alleged that Kumar had taken several decisions without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners despite their objections. They […]
'Partner in Vote Theft': DK Shivakumar Slams Election Commission During Congress Voter Roll Protest
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has charged the Election Commission with acting as a “puppet” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging involvement in the manipulation of votes. This allegation surfaced during a Congress-led protest on Saturday against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. During his address, Shivakumar called upon President Droupadi Murmu to take action against the Commission, demanding its dissolu…
In Karnataka, the Congress on Saturday protested against the Election Commission's SIR campaign at Freedom Park here and demanded the resignation and arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
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