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Jharkhand Congress Observes Black Day and Demands CEC Resignation Over Voter List Issues
- •Congress workers observed a Black Day in Ranchi and across district headquarters in Jharkhand to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Protesters wore black T-shirts with slogans like Save Vote – Save Country and carried placards alleging voter list manipulation.
- •State Congress chief Keshav Mahato Kamlesh claimed democratic institutions are being weakened and called for an impartial investigation into vote theft allegations.
- •State Congress media in-charge Rakesh Sinha stated that the protests aim to protect democracy from being compromised.
- •All state MPs, MLAs, and senior Congress leaders have been summoned to Delhi by October 12 as part of the ongoing protests.
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Jharkhand Congress workers observed a Black Day and staged demonstrations to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged voter list manipulation and transparency issues surrounding the Special Intensive Revision process.
Two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, reportedly objected at least 14 times over a 10-month period to decisions and orders issued by the poll panel without their knowledge, particularly regarding electoral rolls and the SIR process.
A fresh inquiry was ordered by Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala regarding allegations of dishonesty and contract irregularities during Gyanesh Kumar's tenure as the state's PWD Secretary in 2006, linked to a case involving a civil engineer's suicide note.
