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The political confrontation over India’s electoral rolls has moved from statements and parliamentary demands to sustained street protests, with Opposition parties calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and seeking the cancellation of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of
Delhi Police has stepped up security ahead of a planned October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. No dedicated Oct 10 traffic advisory has yet been issued, but commuters should prepare for possible diversions and restrictions across central Delhi.
INDIA bloc protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar have intensified, with Rahul Gandhi saying the agitation will continue until Kumar resigns. The row also centres on Delhi’s SIR, where 47.56 lakh names were excluded from the draft electoral roll.
The Supreme Court says it never approved a modified Form 6 used during the SIR process and has sought Election Commission records to determine who authorised any changes, while declining for now to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two pleas today challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar's functioning, seeking his suspension and questioning the nationwide SIR process amid continuing protests and a dispute over internal Election Commission decisions.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has announced a fresh Jantar Mantar protest on October 10 if CEC Gyanesh Kumar does not resign, extending the agitation launched at Mumbai's Shivaji Park over electoral-roll concerns.
Opposition parties are preparing a fresh parliamentary notice seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal amid the SIR controversy. Here is what Article 324 says, how many MPs are needed and why removal requires a high constitutional threshold.
Opposition parties have intensified calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal after a report said two Election Commissioners raised repeated objections over SIR and electoral-roll decisions. Some leaders have also demanded his arrest, while the ECI says all final decisions were unanimous.
