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Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsINDIA Bloc Protest to Continue Until CEC Resigns: Karnataka Cong Chief Hariprasad
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The INDIA bloc staged a mock arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Bengaluru amid a row over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The bloc intensified protests in the city, with Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other leaders demanding Kumar’s resignation and alleging a lack of transparency. As background, the Election Commission has removed the SIR declaration from Form 6 as part of wider reforms.
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The INDIA bloc's Karnataka unit is holding a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the SIR.
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The INDIA bloc's Karnataka unit is holding a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the SIR.
