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Kejriwal Demands Arrest of Gyanesh Kumar, Cancellation of SIR Amid EC Differences
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 15:00
Kejriwal Demands Arrest of Gyanesh Kumar, Cancellation of SIR Amid EC Differences
- •Arvind Kejriwal demanded the immediate arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the cancellation of the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
- •Kejriwal claimed Kumar was running the Election Commission unilaterally, making the SIR process, which deleted 13 crore names, "illegal."
- •He cited an Indian Express report indicating two Election Commissioners objected to EC steps 14 times in 10 months regarding voter roll clean-up.
- •The AAP chief called for all changes made under SIR to be cancelled and the voter list from three years ago to be restored.
- •EC officials stated all decisions, including SIR, were unanimous and approved by both Election Commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner, despite the report of internal differences.
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Arvind Kejriwal demanded the arrest and prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following a report that two Election Commissioners objected on record 14 times over 10 months to decisions made without their approval.
Arvind Kejriwal demanded that the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise be immediately cancelled, that all changes made under it be reversed, and that the voter list from three years ago be restored.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi repeatedly submitted written complaints regarding orders issued without commission authorization. Meanwhile, EC sources maintained that all decisions of the commission, including the SIR, were unanimous and approved by all members.
