Opposition to meet, push for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal on September 30 amid SIR row
Key leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee, are expected to attend amid criticism of the Election Commission's recent actions.
The Left parties, trade unions, students and youth organizations have come together to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They allege that his "illegal" actions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) resulted in millions of voter records being deleted. The All India Students Association (AISA) claims that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was attempting to prevent "Gen Z" members from enrolling as voters by editing Form 6, the application form for including individuals on the electoral roll.
CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankara Bhattacharya conducted a house-to-house survey in certain constituencies in Bihar, where he found a substantial number of voters were wrongly deleted from the electoral rolls. AISA president Neha reported that the Delhi Police were preventing protests around Jantar Mantar, suppressing youth and student demonstrations demanding Kumar's resignation.
The Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) demanded Kumar's immediate resignation, citing the disenfranchisement of working people and the potential loss of social security benefits due to the SIR process.
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