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Jail Gyanesh Kumar Immediately, Thunders Thackeray; Alleges Election Commission's Arbitrariness
- •Uddhav Thackeray accused the Election Commission of stealing parties and murdering democracy.
- •Thackeray stated that Gyanesh Kumar first attacked Shiv Sena, then NCP, and now Mamata Banerjee.
- •Uddhav Thackeray demanded immediate imprisonment for Gyanesh Kumar, citing his arbitrary actions.
- •According to 'The Indian Express', there is a split in the Election Commission, with two members objecting to the Chief Commissioner's decisions.
- •Uddhav Thackeray demanded re-election for Maharashtra, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu assembly elections held during Gyanesh Kumar's tenure.
Key Questions Answered
Uddhav Thackeray accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of arbitrariness, murdering democracy, and functioning like a gang after reports emerged that two election commissioners complained against him. He claimed Kumar unfairly allocated party symbols to rivals and demanded he be jailed.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi complained to the Cabinet Secretary that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was making decisions directly despite their opposition. They also objected on record multiple times to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Arvind Kejriwal demanded the arrest and prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with sedition charges, the cancellation and re-conduct of recent elections, and an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
