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Congress Rallies in Kolkata to Demand Election Commissioner Resignation
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News18•07-10-2026, 16:30
Congress Rallies in Kolkata to Demand Election Commissioner Resignation
- •Thousands of Congress workers participated in a protest march in central Kolkata demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •State party president Subhankar Sarkar and other senior leaders led the demonstration over alleged irregularities in the electoral process.
- •Protesters marched from Bentinck Street to near Lok Bhavan, raising slogans against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •The rally caused disruptions in vehicular traffic throughout the city's central business district.
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Thousands of Congress workers held a protest march in Kolkata to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral process and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
State party president Subhankar Sarkar and other senior leaders participated in the march, which started from a cinema hall on Bentinck Street and ended near Lok Bhavan.
The protesters raised slogans and carried placards targeting the Chief Election Commissioner and demanding legal action against him, specifically focusing on opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged electoral process irregularities.
