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Mukesh Sahani Defends Threat Against Chief Election Commissioner
Mukesh Sahani, a political leader, made a very serious statement about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
He said he would shoot Kumar if the Constitution allowed one murder to be forgiven.
Sahani said he was angry because he believes elections are not being conducted fairly.
He accused the Election Commission of helping change election results.
He also alleged that many voter names were deleted in Bihar and West Bengal.
Sahani said the Bharatiya Janata Party benefited from this alleged process.
His comments followed a report about disagreements among election commissioners.
The report said two commissioners had objected to some decisions made by the election panel.
Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani defended saying he would shoot Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Sahani accused Kumar and the Election Commission of undermining fair elections and destroying the country.
He alleged that voter names were deleted and elections manipulated to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sahani cited alleged objections by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi to panel decisions.
He said citizens have a constitutional right to remove politicians who fail to serve them.
- Who
- Mukesh Sahani, chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar are central to the controversy.
- What
- Sahani defended his conditional remark that he would shoot Gyanesh Kumar and accused the Election Commission of undermining elections.
- Where
- The remarks were made in Patna; Sahani referred to alleged election practices in Bihar and West Bengal.
- When
- Sahani made and defended the remark on Thursday, following a report published the previous day.
- Why
- Sahani said he believes election processes were manipulated, voter names were deleted, and the country’s constitutional system was being damaged.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mukesh Sahani, chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party
- Target of remark
- Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner
- Statement defended
- Sahani said he would shoot Kumar if the Constitution allowed one murder to be forgiven.
- Election commissioners mentioned
- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi
- Bihar allegation
- Sahani claimed that lakhs of voter names were deleted and the process was manipulated to bring in a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government.
- West Bengal allegation
- Sahani alleged that 27 lakh votes were deleted based on caste and religion.
- Political argument
- Sahani said elections give citizens the power to remove politicians who fail to meet their duties.
Quotes
Mukesh Sahani
Chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party and critic of the Election Commission
“In Bihar, the public had resolved to oust the BJP; yet, the election process was manipulated by using money and deleting the names of lakhs of voters in order to bring in a BJP-led government.”
thehansindia.com
“If the Constitution had not been there, I would have shot him (Gyanesh Kumar) myself...This country belongs to 1.5 billion people; he (Gyanesh Kumar) cannot do whatever he wants.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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