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Gyanesh Kumar Unites Foes: Mamata Banerjee Calls M.A. Baby Amid CEC Controversy
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News18•26-09-2026, 12:53
Gyanesh Kumar Unites Foes: Mamata Banerjee Calls M.A. Baby Amid CEC Controversy
- •Controversy surrounds Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with opposition demanding action against him.
- •Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby spoke on the phone, discussing an INDIA bloc meeting.
- •The meeting is likely next week to formulate a common opposition strategy regarding the Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Mamata Banerjee has publicly demanded Gyanesh Kumar's arrest and criminal action.
- •CPI(M) has raised concerns about the Election Commission's institutional credibility and transparency.
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Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby spoke by phone to discuss convening a large meeting of the INDIA bloc and opposition parties to formulate a common strategy regarding the functioning of the Election Commission and complaints against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Mamata Banerjee has publicly demanded the arrest and criminal action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alongside calling for re-elections in Bengal using old voter lists.
The Indian Express report claimed that the other two Election Commissioners had repeatedly objected—at least 14 times over 10 months—to decisions made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding SIR and the voter list.
