"No Backing Down": INDIA Bloc To Hold Mega Protest Against Gyanesh Kumar On Monday

The opposition INDIA bloc has announced a massive protest march in Delhi to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The coalition alleges electoral irregularities and plans to submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India regarding the crisis.
Why it matters
The escalation of tensions between the opposition and the Election Commission poses a challenge to the perceived neutrality of India's electoral institutions.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will have to "go", and there will be no backing down on that demand, declared the Congress on Saturday, as it gave a clarion call to other parties in the Opposition INDIA bloc and "all concerned citizens" to join its protest march on Monday."We appeal to every Indian concerned about the survival of Indian democracy to join us in a massive protest march in Delhi on Monday - against the nationwide Vote Chori orchestrated by the Modi-Shah regime. Yesterday, we held a comprehensive meeting with various leaders to prepare for this march. INDIA MPs, leaders, workers and all concerned citizens will be holding a huge protest march against Gyanesh & Co, and a delegation of our senior leaders will submit a memorandum to the Hon'ble CJI for his intervention in this crisis," said Congress leader KC Venugopal."Gyanesh must go.
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