Indian Politics

Kharge Slams Modi and CEC Over Electoral Roll Deletions at CWC Meet

Hindustan Times57m
THE BRIEF
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's moral resignation over electoral roll revisions.

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Kharge equated names deleted during the Special Intensive Revision drive to 'vote-demonetisation,' citing reports that two election commissioners objected 14 times to ECI orders.

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The Congress Working Committee meeting precedes an opposition meeting on Wednesday to decide further political action against the CEC.