Kharge Scales up SIR Offensive at CWC, Attacks PM Modi over ‘Vote-Demonetisation’
Kharge said 12 years of Modi rule hollowed democratic institutions and demanded public voter-roll data, an independent probe and transparency in the poll process.
- Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation and the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Kharge accused the Election Commission of withholding critical data and favoring the ruling BJP. He alleged the CEC's actions were "arbitrary and unreasonable," a characterization two other Election Commissioners reportedly shared.
- At the Congress Working Committee, Kharge listed party demands including public disclosure of all electoral roll changes and independent investigations into serious discrepancies. He emphasized transparency is essential so no party can claim information is being hidden.
- Congress plans to raise these issues in Parliament and take to the streets to pressure the government. Kharge praised Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for first raising concerns regarding poll process integrity.
- Alleging that democratic institutions in India have been systematically hollowed by the Modi government over the past 12 years, Kharge stated protecting every Indian's vote is essential to the Constitution. This reflects broader concerns about institutional independence.
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Modi should resign for 'pressuring' CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has called for the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation, citing alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the poll process. Kharge outlined five key demands for electoral transparency and pledged that the Congress party would protest both on the streets and in Parliament.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of undermining democracy. He said that people's names are being removed from voter lists as part of a conspiracy and that the Chief Election Commissioner has become a puppet of the Modi government.
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New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) 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. Addressing a crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) here, he said the […]
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