'Gyanesh Kumar must quit': Kharge lists INDIA bloc's 3 key demands amid SIR row
The INDIA opposition bloc has demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner and a return to paper ballots, citing alleged irregularities in voter rolls. The coalition plans to hold a protest rally in Delhi to highlight these concerns.
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The dispute over electoral integrity between the ruling government and the opposition is a significant point of tension in Indian democratic discourse.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday outlined three key demands of the INDIA bloc over alleged irregularities in voter rolls, calling for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and a return to paper ballots.In a post on X, Kharge accused the Narendra Modi government of protecting Kumar despite what he described as repeated revelations of “vote theft”. He also alleged collusion between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI).Kharge urged citizens to join the INDIA bloc’s ‘Save Votes–Save the Nation’ march and mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1.Kharge flags voter roll irregularitiesRaising questions over the transparency of the SIR process, Kharge said the Election Commission had refused to disclose information about the software used in the exercise in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request, citing…
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