Karnataka Congress Protests Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Demands Resignation
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Karnataka Congress members staged protests demanding the resignation of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decision-making.
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- Congress leaders and workers demonstrated in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and other parts of Karnataka against Election Commission activities.
- Protesters claim that Gyanesh Kumar made decisions without the consent of fellow commissioners, leading to the unauthorized deletion of voter names.
- The protest follows media reports detailing objections raised by other commissioners regarding centralized electoral database control and form changes.
- The Election Commission stated its actions possess full legal authority and that internal disagreements are normal institutional occurrences.
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NamedIndia · Bengaluru · Election Commission · Freedom Park · Gyanesh Kumar · Mysuru · B.K. Hariprasad · Congress · DK Shivakumar · Gopinath Palaniyappan · Siddaramaiah · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Veerappa Moily
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