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Mukesh Sahani attacks CEC over electoral roll controversy
Mukesh Sahani strongly criticized India’s Election Commission.
He made a violent remark about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Sahani said he was angry about how voter lists and elections were being handled.
He accused the commission of helping the Bharatiya Janata Party, but these were his allegations.
Reports said two other election commissioners had raised objections several times about electoral-roll procedures.
The objections reportedly concerned adding, removing and restoring voters’ names.
The Election Commission said all decisions were approved unanimously.
Sahani also said a future government led by Rahul Gandhi would take action against officials, while saying he would follow the Constitution.
Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani said he would shoot Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar if he could escape punishment for one murder.
Sahani accused the Election Commission of India of acting as an extension of the Bharatiya Janata Party and undermining democracy.
His remarks came amid reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times over electoral-roll procedures in 10 months.
The reported objections involved voter additions, deletions and restorations, changes to Form 6, and electoral-roll data management.
The Election Commission said decisions, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision, were unanimous and that individual observations did not constitute separate decisions.
- Who
- Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and the Election Commission of India.
- What
- Sahani made a controversial shooting remark and accused the Election Commission of manipulating elections and voter rolls.
- Where
- Patna, according to one report.
- When
- Thursday, amid the controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Why
- Sahani was reacting to allegations about electoral-roll decisions and reports of dissent among election commissioners.
Sahani's allegations
Election Commission's response
Political neutrality
Sahani's allegations
Sahani alleged that the Election Commission had become an extension or arm of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Election Commission's response
The Election Commission maintained that its decisions were approved unanimously by all three Election Commissioners.
Electoral-roll procedures
Sahani's allegations
Sahani alleged that voter deletions and other election procedures were being used to manipulate electoral outcomes.
Election Commission's response
The commission said individual views or observations during deliberations did not amount to separate decisions.
Future accountability
Sahani's allegations
Sahani said officials involved would face imprisonment if an opposition government came to power in 2029.
Election Commission's response
The articles did not report a specific response from Gyanesh Kumar or the Election Commission to that prediction.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mukesh Sahani, chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party
- Target of remark
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Reported objections
- At least 14 objections over 10 months by Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi
- Issues reported
- Voter additions, deletions and restorations, Form 6 changes, and electoral-roll data management
- Election Commission position
- Decisions, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision, were taken unanimously
- Political prediction
- Sahani said a government led by Rahul Gandhi would be formed in 2029 and officials could face imprisonment
Quotes
Mukesh Sahani
Vikassheel Insaan Party chief and opposition politician
“In the times ahead, they will not go scot-free. In 2029, a government will be formed in the country under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi ji, and Gyanesh Kumar will be the very first person sent to prison. Everyone who colluded with him will also go to jail; no one will be spared. If he passes away before that, that is another matter. But if they remain alive, they will be put behind bars--there are no ifs or buts about it. Nobody will be able to protect him, not even Modi ji. In fact, Modi ji”
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“The Election Commission has turned into an arm of the BJP. And I want to say to Gyanesh Kumar: times do not stay the same forever. Have some shame--you are playing with the nation's Constitution! If I were pardoned for one murder, the first person I would shoot is Gyanesh! But what can we do? We are law-abiding citizens who respect the Constitution”
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