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New Delhi: The Congress has demanded the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah following revelations in a recent Indian Express investigation that two of the three Election Commissioners had raised objections to aspects of the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.<\/p>\n
The demand was made at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party\u2019s highest decision-making body, on Tuesday. A resolution adopted at the meeting called for the immediate resignation of the CEC, suspension of the SIR in several states, restoration of over 13 lakh names struck off voter lists, and the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis brazen vote chori has been organised on behalf of the prime minister and the home minister. Nothing short of their resignation will ensure the safety of our constitution and hard earned democracy,\u201d the resolution said.<\/p>\n
Following the meeting, Congress General Secretary (organization) K.C. Venugopal said that the matter would also be taken up at the INDIA alliance meeting on Wednesday, when opposition parties expected to discuss a country-wide movement against vote theft.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow there is an INDIA alliance meeting, Congress certainly wants a massive agitation to save democracy in this country with the help of all political parties. There we will formalise the clear action plan for future agitation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The CWC resolution said concerns over the integrity of India\u2019s electoral process had been heightened by a concentration of decision-making in the hands of the CEC, adding that decisions were being taken without consultation with the other Election Commissioners.<\/p>\n
The Indian Express reported last week that the two Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised as many as 14 objections to the SIR process including calling the changes to the Form 6 as \u201cillegal\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe unprecedented concentration of control over electoral rolls in the hands of a few BJP-backed officials during the nationwide SIR serves as the last nail in the coffin of the ECI\u2019s credibility,\u201d the CWC resolution said.<\/p>\n
In his opening remarks at the CWC meeing, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the party\u2019s fight was now \u201cnot against any party, institution, or individuals, but to save the rights of India\u2019s voters, the Constitution, and India\u2019s democratic system.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not see this issue merely as a battle to win or lose an election. Elections come and go, governments come and go, but democracy and the Constitution are permanent. This is the foundation of Indian Democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: The Congress has demanded the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah following revelations in a recent Indian Express investigation that two of the three Election Commissioners had raised objections to aspects of the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":211991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n