Archive · 23 Sep 2026
CPI(ML) Liberation Seeks CEC Impeachment, Post-SIR Poll Cancellations
CPI(ML) Liberation says the voter-list checking process called SIR was handled improperly.
The party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to be removed through impeachment.
It also wants the SIR process stopped.
The party says elections held after the process should be cancelled in affected states.
It is asking for new elections there.
These demands followed a report about disagreements among Election Commission officials.
The party says some people may have been wrongly removed from voter lists.
It wants their voting rights restored and wants changes to make election officials more neutral and transparent.
CPI(ML) Liberation demanded the immediate impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The party called for suspension of the Special Intensive Revision process.
It sought cancellation of elections held after the SIR and fresh polls in affected states.
The demands followed a report alleging that commissioners objected at least 14 times to SIR-related decisions over 10 months.
The party also requested restoration of voting rights for wrongly excluded voters and reforms to improve Election Commission neutrality and accountability.
- Who
- CPI(ML) Liberation, led in this statement by general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya.
- What
- The party demanded Gyanesh Kumar's impeachment, suspension of the SIR process, cancellation of post-SIR elections, and fresh polls in affected states.
- When
- The statement was reported on Wednesday, September 23; the cited objections reportedly occurred over the preceding 10 months.
- Where
- The demands were issued from Patna and concern states where elections followed the SIR exercise, including Bihar.
- Why
- The party cited reported disagreements within the Election Commission over SIR-related decisions and alleged arbitrary conduct by the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Demanded official's impeachment
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Main process targeted
- Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists
- Election-related demand
- Cancel elections held after SIR and conduct fresh polls in affected states
- Reported objections
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly objected at least 14 times over 10 months
- Additional voter demand
- Restore voting rights to voters allegedly excluded wrongfully
- Proposed institutional reform
- A constitutional amendment and measures to improve neutrality, transparency, and accountability in appointing Election Commissioners