തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കമ്മീഷണർ ജ്ഞാനേഷ് കുമാറിന്റെ രാജി ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ട് ഉദ്ധവ് താക്കറെയും രാജ് താക്കറെയും നേതൃത്വം നൽകിയ പ്രതിഷേധ മാർച്ച് മുംബൈയിൽ നടന്നു. വോട്ടർ പട്ടികയിലെ ക്രമക്കേടുകൾക്കെതിരെയും ഡൽഹിയിൽ മാധ്യമപ്രവർത്തകയ്ക്കുനേരെയുണ്ടായ അതിക്രമത്തിനെതിരെയും രൂക്ഷമായ വിമർശനങ്ങളാണ് ഉയരുന്നത്. ജനാധിപത്യം സംരക്ഷിക്കാൻ കമ്മീഷൻ അടിയന്തരമായി മറുപടി നൽകണമെന്നാണ് ആവശ്യം.
-Chinmay Gaikwad
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) boss Raj Thackeray on Sunday led a protest march in Mumbai against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
State leaders of Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) also participated in the march, which began from the Metro Cinema and will traverse the short distance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in south Mumbai.
- PTI
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The Delhi Police have not booked a case after a woman journalist alleged that she was sexually harassed and pushed by a police official while she was reporting on a protest about the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Saturday (October 3, 2026).
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Criticising the SIR process, actor and activist Prakash Raj on Saturday (October 3, 2026) said the ‘visarjan’ (immersion) of Ganesha idols as part of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities is over and that the ‘visarjan’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar remains.
Referring to media reports that 38 lakh appeals from voters (for inclusion) who were removed from the electoral rolls are pending before the tribunals in West Bengal and that it may take 10-12 years to decide them, he asked whether the huge number of applicants should wait that long.
“Ganesh visarjan is over in Karnataka, Andhra and entire India. Now, Gyanesh Kumar visarjan remains,” he told reporters.
PTI
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday (October 3, 2026) mounted a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, asserting that the “wisest thing” the head of the poll body could do is step down immediately following reports of internal objections surrounding the voter roll revision process.
Speaking with ANI, Chidambaram asserted that Gyanesh Kumar’s departure is inevitable as opposition pressure mounts. “I have no doubt that Gyanesh Kumar has to resign someday or the other. It would be good for him to resign early, but if he doesn’t, the protest will continue,” he said, emphasising that the INDIA bloc, along with several civil society groups, will intensify their demonstrations until he steps aside.
ANI
Leaders of the INDIA bloc parties on Saturday (October 3, 2026) announced a joint ‘Save Democracy’ rally in Jammu on October 7, seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
The leaders, including Pradesh Congress Committee working president Raman Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, NC provincial president Ratan Lal Gupta, PDP General Secretary Rajinder Singh Manhas and National Panthers Party India leader Gagan Pratap Singh, said the protests would highlight the BJP’s “vote chori” and raise concerns over the electoral process.
PTI
”Delhi Police manhandled, assaulted & groped female students & journalists. Why? Not for demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, a tweet by the association read. “Just because Delhi Police treat women as objects to assault with impunity,” the tweet added.