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Uddhav Thackeray Demands Fresh Elections in Maharashtra, Bengal, Tamil Nadu Amid EC Row
- •Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray calls for fresh Assembly elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu, advocating for ballot papers.
- •Thackeray links his demand to alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and questions the credibility of elections conducted under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •He cites media reports of dissent within the Election Commission, alleging two commissioners objected to poll panel steps on 14 occasions.
- •Thackeray demands action against Gyanesh Kumar, including his removal and arrest, and urges the Supreme Court to intervene.
- •He also criticizes the Election Commission's handling of Shiv Sena and NCP disputes, alleging bias, and calls for Opposition unity to protect the electoral process.
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Uddhav Thackeray is demanding fresh elections due to controversies surrounding the Election Commission and alleged irregularities in electoral rolls during the recent Assembly polls. He has specifically pointed to mass additions of voters ahead of elections and issues raised during the Special Intensive Revision process.
Thackeray cited a media report indicating that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected to poll panel actions on 14 occasions over a 10-month period, notably during the Special Intensive Revision exercise. He argued that this internal dissent exposed serious flaws in the commission's functioning under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Uddhav Thackeray has demanded action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, including his removal and arrest. He has also called for the Supreme Court to take cognisance of the issue and urged opposition parties to unite to protect the electoral process by conducting future elections using ballot papers.
