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NCP (SP) Workers Protest CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Removal in Thane
The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) organized a protest in Thane.
The protesters criticized the Election Commission of India and its chief, Gyanesh Kumar.
They said there may have been problems in updating voter lists.
Party leader Jitendra Awhad said two other election commissioners had raised 14 objections.
He claimed those objections were not accepted.
The protesters also objected to changes involving a voter-registration form called Form 6.
They asked for the disputed changes to be withdrawn and for the chief election commissioner to be removed.
The Election Commission’s response was not included in the report.
The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) held a protest in Thane against the Election Commission of India.
Protesters demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral-roll irregularities.
Led by Jitendra Awhad and Manoj Pradhan, workers marched to Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters.
Awhad alleged that objections by Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi were overridden.
The party called for corrections, transparency, and withdrawal of disputed voter-registration changes.
- Who
- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) workers, led by Jitendra Awhad and Manoj Pradhan, protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- They demanded Kumar’s removal and raised allegations about irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Where
- The demonstration took place in Thane city, including outside Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters.
- When
- The protest was reported on September 28.
- Why
- The party alleged autocratic functioning by the Election Commission of India and objected to disputed voter-registration changes and the handling of objections by two election commissioners.
Key facts
- Protesting party
- Nationalist Congress Party (SP)
- Location
- Thane, Maharashtra
- Protest leader
- Jitendra Awhad
- Other party leader
- Manoj Pradhan, NCP (SP) Thane district president
- Main demand
- Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Reported objections
- Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly raised 14 objections
Quotes
Jitendra Awhad
NCP (SP) general secretary, MLA and leader of the Thane protest
“The Constitution grants equal authority to all three — Election Commissioners and CEC — stipulating that decisions should follow a 2:1 majority when opinions differ. Despite 14 objections raised by ECs Sandhu and Joshi regarding potential electoral roll discrepancies, server vulnerabilities, and unauthorized alterations to Form 6, their dissent was overridden”
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“The ECI must function completely free from political influence. Changing Form 6 without public disclosure undermines the voting rights of young citizens who are already battling unemployment and inflation. We demand complete transparency in the voter registration process, as well as the immediate removal and investigation of the CEC”
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