Story highlights
- Nirmal: A protest program was organized in the district center under the auspices of the Congress party demanding the removal of the country's Chief Electoral Officer Gyanesh Kumar from his post.
- Congress leaders accused him of acting unilaterally without considering the opinions of other members of the Election Commission.
- They were extremely angry that he was acting in favor of the BJP.
Nirmal: A protest program was organized in the district center under the auspices of the Congress party demanding the removal of the country’s Chief Electoral Officer Gyanesh Kumar from his post. Congress leaders accused him of acting unilaterally without considering the opinions of other members of the Election Commission. They were extremely angry that he was acting in favor of the BJP. DCC President and Khanapur MLA Vedma Bojju Patel demanded that the Election Commission act transparently so that the names of eligible voters are not removed from the list. He alleged that large-scale irregularities were committed in the process of special comprehensive revision of the voter list. He said that the names of crores of voters across the country were removed in violation of the rules. Congress leaders warned that Gyanesh Kumar should be removed from his post immediately, otherwise the agitations will intensify further. On this occasion, they protested by burning an effigy. Congress party Nirmal constituency in-charge Kuchadi Srihari Rao, former minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy, councilors Tauheed Uddin alias Raffu, Jackie, Sheikh Salman, Mohammed Rafi, Sheikh Feroz, Shakir, Sheikh Zakir, co-option member Syed Aslam, former councilors Salim, Zafar, Nadeem Sheikh and other Congress leaders participated in the program.
