Left parties demand CEC’s removal, SIR cancellation

Left political parties staged a protest on Friday near the Gandhi statue at GVMC headquarters, calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the end of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. CPI(M) State secretary A.V. Nageswara Rao and CPI district secretary S.K. Rehman claimed that eligible voters had been unlawfully removed from electoral rolls and demanded their reinstatement.

They also argued that the SIR, which had begun in Bihar in June 2025, had been extended to cover 30 States and Union Territories. The leaders further demanded reforms in the process of appointing Election Commissioners and the restoration of the Election Commission’s proper functioning.