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Congress Protests Erupt in Assam Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
- •Congress workers are holding protests across the country on September 25 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Demonstrations are also underway in Assam as part of the nationwide protest.
- •The Congress party directed its state units and District Congress Committees to organize protest marches.
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Congress workers and party units are protesting across the country, including Assam, on September 25 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The demonstrations follow a media report revealing that two other election commissioners objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions concerning electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Regulation (SIR) process.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections on at least 14 occasions over a 10-month period regarding decisions and orders issued without their knowledge. These objections related to the centralisation of electoral-roll data, voter additions and deletions, and modifications to Form 6 used for new voter registrations.
Opposition parties have accused the CEC of losing his administrative and moral right to continue in office and are pressing for his impeachment. A pending impeachment motion was previously moved by 73 opposition MPs on April 24, 2026, with opposition leaders planning to pursue further removal motions in Parliament.
