CJP Demands CEC Resignation on SIR: Big Risk

10 Key Takeaways

1. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down immediately.
2. If the chief poll officer does not step down, the group threatened nationwide protests starting Gandhi Jayanti under the slogan "Jantar Mantar 2.0".
3. The ultimatum follows reports that over 13 crore voters were excluded during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise across 30 states and Union Territories.
4. Internal commission records revealed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi logged 14 written objections over unapproved institutional decisions.
5. Specific concerns were raised regarding unannounced mandatory fields added to online Form 6 that restricted registration for young Gen Z voters.
6. The CJP is demanding a complete freeze on SIR voter roll deletions alongside the restoration of the January 2025 electoral list as a baseline draft.
7. A core demand includes the repeal of the 2023 Election Commissioner appointment law to reduce executive control over poll body selections.
8. Removing a Chief Election Commissioner faces steep constitutional hurdles under Article 324, which requires a rigorous parliamentary impeachment process similar to a Supreme Court judge.
9. Choosing October 2 to launch street demonstrations gives the movement the moral framing of non-violent satyagraha and democratic resistance.
10. While opposition parties support independent electoral audits, the ECI maintained that all final decisions were unanimous and followed standard internal check-and-balance protocols.

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