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Civil Groups and Farmers Back Oct 10 Protest Over Voter Lists
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News18•08-10-2026, 21:00
Civil Groups and Farmers Back Oct 10 Protest Over Voter Lists
- •Civil society groups, academics and farmer organisations have backed a nationwide protest call scheduled for October 10.
- •Protesters are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision.
- •Speakers at a press conference alleged that over 13 crore names were deleted from voter lists, disproportionately affecting the poor.
- •Farmer leaders including Yudhvir Singh confirmed that groups like the Bharatiya Kisan Union and Samyukt Kisan Morcha will join the movement.
- •The protest will focus on three main demands: removing the CEC, withdrawing the SIR process and repealing the election commissioners appointment law.
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The October 10 nationwide protest demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the rollback of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, and the repeal of the law governing the appointment of election commissioners enacted in 2023.
Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan alleged that the names of more than 13 crore people had been deleted from voter lists, disproportionately affecting poor and marginalised sections.
The Election Commission stated that during the review of 95.40 crore voters across three SIR phases, 13.39 crore names were placed in the ASDD category because they were identified as absent, permanently transferred, dead, duplicate, or falling under other categories.
