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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Postpones Chhattisgarh Visit Amid Political Row Over SIR
- •Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's two-day visit to Chhattisgarh on October 7 and 8 has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons.
- •The postponement occurs amid an escalating political controversy regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and opposition demands for his resignation.
- •Recent weeks have seen a series of deferred events involving the CEC, including electoral-literacy programmes in Meerut and Varanasi.
- •The Election Commission maintains that postponing or rescheduling such events is standard practice and depends on logistics, weather, and official commitments.
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's two-day visit to Chhattisgarh was postponed due to unavoidable reasons cited by the state Chief Electoral Officer's office. The postponement occurred amid an escalating political controversy over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and opposition demands for his resignation.
Before the Chhattisgarh trip, Electoral Literacy Club 2.0 regional conferences and programs featuring Kumar were postponed in Meerut on September 25 and Varanasi on September 28. The Election Commission has also pointed to earlier program postponements in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh due to factors like examinations, tourist seasons, and local conditions.
The political controversy stems from media investigative reports claiming that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections on multiple occasions regarding decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision. Opposition parties have used this to demand the CEC's resignation and a halt to the revision exercise, though the poll panel maintains that final decisions were unanimous.
