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Congress Protests in Uttarakhand, Demands EC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
- •The Uttarakhand Congress staged a massive protest, gheraoing the Election Commission office and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Prominent Congress leaders, including Ganesh Godiyal, Kumari Selja, Yashpal Arya, and Harish Rawat, participated in the demonstration, marching from the Pradesh Congress office to the Secretariat.
- •Protesters burnt an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and submitted a memorandum to the President of India, calling for his removal and arrest.
- •The Congress alleged that serious questions have arisen regarding the electoral process, voter list revisions, and transparency, particularly concerning the addition and deletion of names and disposal of objections.
- •The party accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of making unilateral decisions despite disagreement from other Election Commissioners, terming it unconstitutional and a violation of democratic principles, and also highlighted alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Uttarakhand.
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The Uttarakhand Congress staged a massive protest and gheraoed the Election Commission office in Dehradun to demand the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities and a lack of transparency in the electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision process.
The Congress party raised concerns over procedural discrepancies during the Special Intensive Revision process, claiming that objections were filed against valid voters and individuals submitted numerous Form 7 applications to delete voters' names.
Protesters marched from the Pradesh Congress office to the Secretariat raising slogans, burned an effigy of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, gheraoed the Election Commission office, and submitted a memorandum to the President of India.