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CPM MP Su. Venkatesan Demands Arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- •CPM MP Su. Venkatesan has demanded the immediate arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over controversial Form 6 amendments.
- •The Supreme Court clarified during a hearing that it never approved the controversial amendments made to online Form 6 for voter registration.
- •Other election commissioners had previously alleged that Gyanesh Kumar made unilateral decisions regarding SIR matters without consulting them.
- •Su. Venkatesan stated on social media that stealing the voting rights of lakhs of citizens is equivalent to treason and requires a criminal investigation.
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Allegations surfaced that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made unilateral decisions and amended online Form 6 for enrolling new voters without consulting the other two election commissioners, who had recorded that the changes were illegal. These actions sparked widespread political controversy and led opposition leaders to demand his resignation and arrest.
During a hearing on petitions related to the Chief Election Commissioner, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to submit documents concerning the controversial decisions. Furthermore, the Chief Justice of India categorically stated that the court had not approved the disputed amendments made to Form 6.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected on multiple occasions over the past 10 months regarding decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision process, voter roll procedures, and unauthorized alterations made to statutory forms like Form 6 without following proper rules.
