Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Kejriwal Demands CEC Arrest, SIR Cancellation And Fresh Elections
Arvind Kejriwal accused India’s chief election official, Gyanesh Kumar, of improperly controlling the Election Commission.
He said Kumar issued orders without getting approval from the other two election commissioners.
Kejriwal said this made the voter-list cleanup process, called SIR, illegal.
He claimed that more than 13 crore names were removed from voter lists.
These claims were made by Kejriwal and are not established findings in the articles.
He wants SIR cancelled and the voter lists from three years ago restored.
He also wants Kumar arrested and prosecuted under sedition laws.
Kejriwal called for new elections in Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
He said the Aam Aadmi Party would consult other opposition parties about the issue.
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of running the Election Commission single-handedly and masterminding vote rigging.
Kejriwal demanded Kumar’s immediate arrest and prosecution under sedition charges.
He called for recent elections in Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra to be annulled and re-conducted.
Kejriwal alleged that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected repeatedly to orders issued without the Commission’s approval.
He claimed more than 13 crore voter names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision and demanded that the process be cancelled and older voter rolls restored.
- Who
- AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and referred to Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
- What
- Kejriwal alleged vote rigging and unauthorized Election Commission decisions, demanded Kumar’s arrest, and called for SIR to be cancelled and four recent elections to be re-conducted.
- When
- The demands were made on Wednesday at a press conference; one cited report concerned objections made over a 10-month period.
- Where
- The allegations concern the Election Commission of India, voter rolls across India, and elections in Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
- Why
- Kejriwal said Kumar issued orders without approval from the full Commission and claimed that more than 13 crore voter names were deleted during SIR.
- Accuser
- Arvind Kejriwal, national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party
- Accused official
- Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner
- Main allegation
- Kejriwal alleged that Kumar was running the Election Commission single-handedly and masterminding vote rigging.
- Requested legal action
- Arrest Gyanesh Kumar and register a sedition case against him
- SIR claim
- Kejriwal said more than 13 crore voter names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Election demand
- Annul and re-conduct recent elections in Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
- Voter-list demand
- Cancel SIR and restore voter lists from three years ago.
