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‘ECI Must Respond’: Chirag Paswan on CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation Demand Amid Row

Paswan said the poll panel must answer concerns firmly as Rahul Gandhi seeks Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the Special Intensive Revision exercise.

  • On Friday, Union Minister Chirag Paswan urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to firmly address public doubts surrounding the Special Intensive Revision exercise and maintain electoral trust.
  • Following The Indian Express report on internal friction, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation on Thursday, calling him a "deshdrohis" who "destroyed" India's vote.
  • An investigation based on internal notes found that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally recorded objections at least 14 times over 10 months against CEC Gyanesh Kumar's major decisions.
  • Paswan emphasized the Election Commission's responsibility to dispel public doubts, arguing it is the Opposition's job to do politics; Gandhi separately accused BJP leaders of being "conspirators" and asserted all elections are "rigged."
  • The Election Commission faces mounting pressure as the Maharashtra SIR exercise faces a Bombay High Court challenge, while the CJP has threatened a nationwide protest on October 2 if Kumar does not resign.
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Moneycontrol broke the news in Mumbai, India on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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