Janandolan Maha Maitri, Citizens For Democracy and others seek resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, Gyanesh Kumar
Janandolan Maha Maitri and Citizens For Democracy have called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They criticize Pradhan for failing to conduct fair examinations and Kumar for his alleged partisan role in the electoral process. The organizations express concern over the exclusion of marginalized groups from electoral rolls and the impact of these issues on democracy.
- ▪Janandolan Maha Maitri and Citizens For Democracy demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- ▪S.R. Hiremath stated that the Special Intensive Revision has excluded Dalits, migrants, minorities, and Adivasis from electoral rolls.
- ▪The Supreme Court's recent judgment upholding the Special Intensive Revision has been criticized for not aligning with constitutional values.
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Janandolan Maha Maitri, Citizens For Democracy and other organisations have sought the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, one for his failure in conducting fool-proof examination and the other for partisan role through the Special Intensive Revision, respectively.Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, president of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and Citizens For Democracy S.R. Hiremath said that because of SIR, Dalits, migrants, minorities and Adivasis have been left out of the electoral rolls on an unprecedented scale.Mr.
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