Congress CWC demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over voter rolls
The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The party claims 13.3 crore names were removed from the rolls, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign on moral grounds, calling the CEC a 'puppet' of the BJP.
The row follows reports that two election commissioners raised objections at least 14 times in 10 months over revision-linked decisions; INDIA bloc parties are set to meet in Delhi on September 30.
Originally reported by Indian Economic Observer. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.
