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Left Parties Rally in Kolkata, Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Removal and Halt to Electoral Roll Revision
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News18•02-10-2026, 21:45
Left Parties Rally in Kolkata, Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Removal and Halt to Electoral Roll Revision
- •The CPI(M)-led Left Front held a protest rally in Kolkata demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Protesters also called for an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •Leaders from CPI(M), RSP, Forward Bloc, and CPI participated in the procession from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue to Mahatma Gandhi statue.
- •The rally demanded the restoration of names allegedly deleted from electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.
- •Left parties announced a week-long protest program and demanded the repeal of the 2023 law governing the appointment of election commissioners.
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The CPI(M)-led Left Front protested in Kolkata to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the restoration of deleted voter names, and the repeal of the 2023 law governing the appointment of election commissioners.
Leaders and members from the CPI(M), RSP, Forward Bloc, and CPI took part in the protest procession in Kolkata.
The Left parties demanded an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the restoration of names of genuine voters allegedly deleted during the exercise.
