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Karnataka Congress Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation Over Alleged Voter Deletion Scandal
- •Karnataka Congress protested at Freedom Park, demanding the resignation and arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Election Commission’s SIR exercise.
- •Party leaders cited media reports alleging Kumar made decisions without the concurrence of other Election Commissioners, leading to the deletion of many voters' names.
- •The protest, attended by senior leaders like Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah, condemned the CEC's actions as anti-democratic.
- •The demand for resignation follows an Indian Express investigation revealing objections from Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi regarding decisions made without their knowledge.
- •The Election Commission maintains that its official orders have full legal sanction, and differing views are a normal part of internal deliberations.
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Karnataka Congress staged a protest at Freedom Park against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Regulation (SIR) exercise, demanding the resignation and arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar following media reports that he made decisions without the concurrence of other commissioners.
Citing an Indian Express investigation, party leaders alleged that CEC Gyanesh Kumar issued orders and took decisions without the knowledge or concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, who reportedly objected on record at least 14 times over 10 months.
The Election Commission asserted that all its official orders, decisions, and administrative directions carry full legal sanction, maintaining that differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberations within the institution.
