Trade unions, farm outfits join chorus to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar

The Left parties, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), trade unions, students and youth organisations have decided to step up protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for his “illegal” actions that allegedly led to the deletion of millions of voters from the electoral rolls in several States during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

The All India Students Association (AISA) alleged that by editing the existing Form 6, the application form for inclusion of an individual’s name in the electoral roll, the Election Commission of India (ECI) was trying to stop members of ‘Gen Z’ from enrolling as voters.