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Haryana Congress to Protest Statewide on Sep 28 Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
- •The Haryana Congress unit will stage demonstrations across all district headquarters on Monday, September 28, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Senior Congress leaders, including former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, will lead the protests in various districts.
- •The party is calling for an independent review of all election-related decisions and changes made in the voter list during CEC Kumar's tenure.
- •The Congress previously protested on September 25 in Chandigarh, demanding Kumar's removal and arrest, citing concerns over fairness in the electoral process.
- •The party also demands the immediate suspension of the ongoing SIR exercise, which it claims has disenfranchised crores of voters.
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The Haryana Congress is staging statewide demonstrations at all district headquarters to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The party is also calling for a comprehensive, independent review of all election-related decisions and changes made to voter lists during his tenure.
Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will lead the protest in Rohtak. Meanwhile, other senior leaders such as Sanjay Dutt and Rao Narender Singh will lead the demonstrations in Palwal and Gurugram.
The Election Commission asserted that all SIR orders received unanimous consent from all three Commissioners and noted that updates to Form 6 for voter enrolment were upheld by the Supreme Court. The poll body made these statements to address a raging row over internal decision-making and concerns regarding voter exclusions.
