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- Protesters in Mandya have held a demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The protest followed reports of internal dissent within the Election Commission of India.
- A Congress spokesperson has further urged the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognisance of the matter.
- Allegations have been made that the Election Commission facilitated electoral victories for the BJP through the removal of names from voter rolls.
- These developments have raised concerns about the transparency and integrity of the electoral process.
What to watch next
- Potential Supreme Court action regarding the request for suo moto cognisance.
- Response from the Election Commission of India regarding allegations of internal dissent.
- Further developments in the alleged voter roll revision controversy in Karnataka.
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M. Lakshmana
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson
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“Mr. Kumar is behaving like Hitler. Mr. Sandhu and Mr. Joshi have disagreed on 14 occasions with decisions taken unilaterally by the Chief Election Commissioner and have submitted their objections in writing. These objections have not been taken into consideration”
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…expose on the dissent notes submitted by two of the three Elections Commissioners - Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, Mr. Lakshmana accused the CEC of “stealing” votes for the benefit of BJP in the elections. “ Mr. Kumar is behaving like Hitler. Mr. Sandhu and Mr. Joshi have disagreed on 14 occasions with decisions taken unilaterally by the Chief Election Commissioner and have submitted their objections in writing. These objections have not been taken into consideration ,” he said. Over the last ten months, elections in six States have been won by the BJP allegedly by removal of names of around three crore voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, particularly of…
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Named India · Bharatiya Janata Party · Election Commission of India · Mandya · Mysuru · Gyanesh Kumar · Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee · M. Lakshmana · Samana Manaskara Vedike · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Supreme Court · Vivek Joshi
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