Opposition parties on Wednesday urged the removal of the Special Intensive Revision exercise and demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar be impeached and arrested, labeling his leadership a one‑man autocracy.
On Wednesday, opposition parties in New Delhi demanded that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise be scrapped and launched a fierce attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of running the poll panel as a “one‑man autocracy” and calling for his impeachment and arrest.
The opposition’s demand follows objections raised by election commissioners over the SIR process, intensifying pressure on the Election Commission as it contends with internal criticism of the voter‑list revision exercise.
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Why This Matters
If the opposition’s call leads to the abandonment of the SIR exercise, the Election Commission may have to revise its voter‑list verification method, which could affect the credibility and administration of forthcoming polls. The demand for the CEC’s impeachment and arrest also raises the prospect of legal scrutiny over the commission’s leadership, potentially reshaping the governance of India’s electoral apparatus.
