‘Gyanesh must be removed’: DMK demands CEC’s ouster, backs student protests
The DMK party has demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging he oversaw the systematic disenfranchisement of voters through electoral roll revisions. The party also expressed support for student protests against these revisions and called for a return to paper ballots.
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This reflects significant political tension regarding the integrity of electoral processes and the independence of the Election Commission in India.
NEW DELHI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an inquiry into his conduct, accusing him of overseeing the systematic disenfranchisement of legitimate voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The party also extended its support to student protests against the exercise and resolved to seek the scrapping of the SIR and a return to paper ballots.The resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the DMK Parliamentary Party, chaired by party president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin at the party headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, in Chennai.The meeting adopted four resolutions, including one demanding Kumar’s removal, another extending solidarity to student organisations protesting against the SIR, and a third accusing the Congress and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of maintaining double standards on the issue.The DMK's demand comes amid a wider political campaign against Kumar, with opposition groups…
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