Hundreds Protest in Hyderabad, Demand Removal of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

The Hindu · india

Hundreds of people, primarily from minority communities, protested in Hyderabad against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Organized by 'People against SIR,' the demonstration alleged the illegal deletion of over 13 crore voters nationwide. A key demand was the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Speakers criticized the Election Commission of India and the government's changes to ECI rules, questioning the necessity of the SIR process and calling for urgent reforms.