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Protesters Demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation at Shivaji Park Rally
- •Young protesters gathered at Shivaji Park for a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) agitation, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Demonstrators used satirical memes, film dialogues, and unconventional props like jewelry from chocolate wrappers to highlight their demands.
- •Groups like the Student Federation of India (SFI) and AISF participated, chanting slogans and displaying posters such as ‘Gyanu, Tujha Democracy Var Bharosa Nay Kay?’.
- •The protest coincided with Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, featuring quotes on non-violence and tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar.
- •The CJP called for Kumar's resignation following media reports of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objecting to decisions on electoral rolls, which the Election Commission later clarified were unanimous.
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The Cockroach Janta Party and young protesters held a demonstration at Shivaji Park to demand the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This protest followed media reports that two other election commissioners had recorded multiple formal objections to decisions regarding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
Media reports revealed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded formal objections on at least 14 occasions over a 10-month period. These objections concerned decisions and orders related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with some reportedly issued without their knowledge.
The Election Commission later clarified that the three-member commission took all decisions, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision, unanimously. Officials also maintained that any internal differences are part of normal internal deliberations within the poll body.
