The Asian Tribune
The protests in Delhi have been going on for days and the youths’ movement, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar have now become a headache for the government.
The special intensive revision of voter list that led to the deletion of millions of names of voters and whimsical removal of names, is an issue that has taken centre stage.
As CEC, Gyanesh Kumar is under fire and his resignation is being sought.
Opposition parties have been making the same demand but the protests caught attention across the country and even outside the nation due to the Gen-Z that has been most vocal and is on the streets.
The bold and innovative style of protests, sloganeering and the excitement shown by youth has brought a different sort of character to the demos.
The police personnel have acted in a harsh manner and there were scenes of youth jostling with the cops in the national capital.
BJP has been at the helm and it is the third consecutive term of the party at the centre but the momentum of protests has been much more than the agitations by the other parties in the past years.
Cockroach Janta Party, a new outfit, was launched a few months ago, has been involved with the agitation.
Congress, the main opposition and other parties are also keeping up the heat on the issue of the deletion of voters’ names.
The controversial electoral rolls revision process is being held responsible for BJP’s victories in state elections, say the opposition leaders.
Over the last few months, many cases of discrepancies have emerged. Independent observers and media has also reported on the issue. The opposition parties have been training their guns at the Election Commission and particularly, Gyanesh Kumar.
The onus is on the panel as it is supposed to be free and independent, but is now being accused of biased approach and favoring the ruling party.
Charges of EVM misuse and alleged tampering in voter list raises question mark on electoral process and has affected image of the institution that holds elections in world’s biggest democracy.
