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NCP (SP) Demands All-Party Meet Over Election Panel Differences
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News18•23-09-2026, 12:45
NCP (SP) Demands All-Party Meet Over Election Panel Differences
- •NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule expressed grave concern over reports of two election commissioners objecting to decisions made without their knowledge.
- •Sule described the situation as "extremely worrisome" and detrimental to democracy.
- •The party urged the government to convene an urgent all-party meeting to address the issue.
- •Sule cited a media report claiming 14 objections from election commissioners in 10 months amid the SIR rollout.
- •The NCP (SP) alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has "destroyed" the credibility of the poll panel.
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The NCP (SP) requested an all-party meeting after media reports claimed two election commissioners objected 14 times in 10 months to decisions made by the poll body without their knowledge during the SIR rollout.
Supriya Sule alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has destroyed the credibility of the election panel, calling the situation extremely worrisome and detrimental to democracy.
Supriya Sule previously announced plans to move a bill in Parliament seeking greater transparency and structural changes to the electoral process to stop horse-trading.
