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VIP Chief Mukesh Sahni Threatens CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over SIR Row
- •Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni stated he would have "shot" Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar if pardoned for one murder, amidst the SIR controversy.
- •Sahni's remarks followed an Indian Express report detailing objections from Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi regarding electoral-roll procedures.
- •The objections included issues with Form 6 for new voters, additions/deletions from electoral rolls, and the centralization of voter database systems.
- •Sahni accused Gyanesh Kumar of "playing with the Constitution" and alleged the Election Commission has become the "BJP commission."
- •The Election Commission rejected the report's suggestion of institutional dissent, stating that differences of opinion during the draft stage are normal and all final decisions were unanimous.
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Vikasheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahni stated that if he were pardoned for committing one murder, he would have shot Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the ongoing controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
According to an Indian Express report, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over 10 months concerning issues like Form 6 for new voters, roll additions and deletions, and the centralization of voter database systems.
The Election Commission rejected suggestions that the reported objections represented institutional dissent, stating that differences of opinion and queries during the draft stage are part of its regular administrative process and that all decisions were unanimous.
