Echo of row in ECI: Protest in Mandya seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, SC urged to take suo moto cognisance

Even as a protest was held in Mandya demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in the wake of the row in Election Commission of India (ECI), Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshmana has urged the Supreme Court to immediately take suo moto cognisance of the matter and order the CEC’s removal from his post.

Leaders of various organisations and activists participated in the protest organised by Dalit organisations and the Samana Manaskara Vedike (Forum of Like-minded Organisations) at Jayachamarajendra Circle in Mandya on Thursday demanding protection of voters’ rights and transparency in the electoral process in the backdrop of the objections raised over the functioning of the ECI and the revision of electoral rolls.

The protesters displayed placards carrying various slogans against Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom they accused of electoral irregularities, and against the Election Commission.