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'No Right To Remain In Office': Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Removal, Seeks PM Modi’s Resignation On Moral Grounds

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's immediate removal over alleged SIR "irregularities" and also demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation on moral grounds for "pressuring" the poll panel chief. Also Watch: In his opening address at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, Kharge also put forward…

'No Right To Remain In Office': Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge Demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Removal, Seeks PM Modi’s Resignation On Moral Grounds

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation on moral grounds. Kharge cited alleged SIR irregularities and the pressure Modi exerted to remove Kumar. Kharge made five demands, including publicizing all changes to electoral rolls, providing parties with electoral rolls and data in a user-friendly format, an independent inquiry for serious discrepancies, and transparency in critical election data.

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