Voter Roll Dispute
Mamata Banerjee and Opposition Leaders Demand Election Commissioner Resignation Over Voter Roll Dispute
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Banerjee called the CEC “Vanish Kumar” and said the opposition’s target was Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission’s software team, whom she accused of cheating the public.
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The report said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months regarding SIR-related decisions and procedures.
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The Congress resolutions specified that the party wants 13.3 crore names it says were removed from electoral rolls restored.
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Banerjee also said, “I cannot move out of the house now,” and accused the BJP of creating an atmosphere of “autocracy” in West Bengal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in New Delhi for opposition meetings over a voter-roll controversy, calling the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise "botched" and accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of orchestrating fraud The Frontier Post. The INDIA bloc alliance is now discussing plans for a nationwide protest over what opposition leaders claim are major electoral irregularities that have removed millions of voters from the rolls.
The standoff has escalated after a report revealed that two election commissioners objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions made during the SIR process The Hindu. The Congress Working Committee has formally demanded Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, a halt to the revision, and restoration of 13.3 crore (133 million) names it says were stripped from voter rolls.
Mamata Leads Opposition Pushback on Voter Rolls
Banerjee called the CEC "Vanish Kumar" at the New Delhi meeting, making clear that opposition leaders are targeting the chief election commissioner and the Election Commission's software team Free Press Journal. She said the public has been cheated and accused the BJP government of creating an atmosphere of autocracy in West Bengal, claiming she cannot even move freely from her home.
The Congress's formal resolutions specify the party wants 13.3 crore names restored to voter rolls. The opposition is now weighing nationwide protests to challenge what it describes as systematic exclusion of eligible voters ahead of elections The Frontier Post.
Two Commissioners Objected Repeatedly to SIR Decisions
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised formal objections at least 14 times over a 10-month period regarding procedures and decisions made during the SIR process The Hindu. Despite their repeated concerns, the Election Commission claims the objections did not amount to institutional dissent and that all its decisions were unanimous.
Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has also criticized the exercise, arguing that it shifts the burden of proving voter eligibility onto citizens themselves rather than the state Telegraph India. Critics say this reversal of responsibility unfairly disadvantages ordinary voters who may not have documents readily available.
Gen Z Activists Amplify Election Commission Demands
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a Gen Z-led youth movement, has mobilized thousands of supporters to demand Gyanesh Kumar's resignation Free Press Journal. Hundreds of CJP activists gathered at Mumbai's Shivaji Park, with founder Abhijeet Dipke calling for a Delhi protest on October 10 if the CEC does not step down Telegraph India.
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