Indian left parties call for election official’s removal and protest
The CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML)L, RSP and All India Forward Bloc are seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, suspension of the SIR and restoration of voting rights for people they say were wrongly excluded from electoral rolls, according to The Hindu.
Five left parties in India have demanded the removal of Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the SIR, according to The Hindu. The parties named are the Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Forward Bloc. They are also seeking the restoration of voting rights for people they say were wrongly excluded from electoral rolls.
The source material does not explain the full name or scope of the SIR. The parties have announced a week-long protest against it. The supplied information does not give the protest’s start date, locations, expected turnout or response from Gyanesh Kumar or other authorities.
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