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Shashi Tharoor Defends Congress Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
- •Congress leader Shashi Tharoor joined opposition criticism against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Tharoor raised serious concerns regarding alleged voter disenfranchisement and the integrity of India electoral process.
- •Speaking during the INDIA bloc protests in New Delhi, he emphasized that every eligible citizen must exercise their constitutional right to vote.
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Shashi Tharoor and opposition leaders joined protests in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to raise concerns over alleged voter disenfranchisement and threats to the integrity of India's electoral process. The criticism follows controversies surrounding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and reports of internal dissent.
Critics and opposition members expressed strong concerns regarding alleged voter disenfranchisement and actions affecting the fundamental right to vote. A media report also revealed that two Election Commissioners had objected multiple times over a ten-month period to decisions and orders issued during the SIR process without their knowledge.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor echoed Rahul Gandhi's slogan 'This government will go' amid escalating opposition protests targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition parties have mounted severe pressure, demanding the CEC's resignation and pushing for impeachment motions over alleged irregularities in the electoral revision process.
