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Politics

Left parties call for election commissioner’s removal and halt to SIR

Source: The Hindu · 25 Sep 2026, 15:25 UTC
Left parties call for election commissioner’s removal and halt to SIR
Image: The Hindu · original report

Left parties have demanded the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner and an end to SIR, according to The Hindu. The supplied material does not define SIR, identify the parties involved, explain their reasons or provide any response from election authorities or the government.

Left parties have called for the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner and demanded that SIR be halted, according to The Hindu. The supplied material does not explain what SIR refers to or identify the specific process, order or exercise that the parties want stopped. It also does not name the political parties involved, state where or when the demand was made or describe the grounds cited for seeking the Chief Election Commissioner’s removal.

No response from the Election Commission, the government or the Chief Election Commissioner is included in the available information. The material does not say whether the demand has been submitted formally or whether any action has been taken. The report therefore establishes only that Left parties are seeking both the removal of the election official and a halt to SIR, without providing further details about the dispute.

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