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Nagaland Congress Protests, Demands Chief Election Commissioner’s Resignation Over SIR
The Nagaland Congress held a protest in Dimapur on October 3.
The party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
It says a review of voter lists has taken many people’s names off the rolls.
Apok Jamir, a Congress leader, said more than 13 crore voters had been removed.
That number and the criticism are claims made by the party.
The march started at Congress Bhavan and ended at Town Hall.
Party workers burned an effigy of Kumar there.
Jamir also criticized elected representatives who changed political parties, saying they may have faced pressure or offers.
He said voters would judge those choices in future elections.
The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee staged a protest in Dimapur on Friday, October 3.
The party demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
NPCC working president Apok Jamir alleged that more than 13 crore electors had been removed from the rolls.
Organised by the Dimapur District Congress Committee, the march went from Congress Bhavan to Town Hall, where workers burned an effigy of Kumar.
Jamir also described changes in allegiance by elected Nagaland legislators and councillors as “poaching,” alleging coercion, pressure or enticement.
- Who
- The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, including working president Apok Jamir.
- What
- A protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Where
- Dimapur, Nagaland; the march went from Congress Bhavan to Town Hall.
- When
- Friday, October 3; the report does not specify a year.
- Why
- The Congress alleged that the revision removed voters from electoral rolls and infringed citizens’ voting and constitutional rights.
Key facts
- Organising party
- Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee
- Protest location
- Dimapur, Nagaland
- Date
- Friday, October 3; year not specified
- Demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Claim by Apok Jamir
- More than 13 crore electors had been removed from the rolls
- March route
- Congress Bhavan to Town Hall
Quotes
Apok Jamir
Working president of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee
“If his (Kumar) conscience permits, agrees to the fact that he has committed a crime against the people, then he should resign immediately.”
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