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SIR Row Rocks J&K Assembly: Congress, CPI(M) Demand Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
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News18•25-09-2026, 10:52
SIR Row Rocks J&K Assembly: Congress, CPI(M) Demand Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
- •The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy led to a storm in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly.
- •Congress and CPI(M) members raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Opposition parties have intensified their criticism of the Election Commission regarding the SIR process.
- •Reported internal differences within the poll panel are also a point of contention for the opposition.
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Members of Congress and CPI(M) in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly raised slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row and reported internal differences within the Election Commission.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders issued without their knowledge, touching on issues like voter additions and deletions, Form 6 changes, and the centralisation of electoral-roll systems.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times over the course of 10 months concerning various decisions and orders issued by the Election Commission.
