EC dissent row LIVE: Opposition seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal; CJP’s Dipke to address presser

Left parties on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) demanded removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise with CPI(M) MP John Brittas writing to President Droupadi Murmu seeking her “urgent intervention.”

In a statement issued here, the Politburo of the CPI(M) said the revelations in the report raise serious questions not just about the process, but more importantly about the integrity of the EC itself.

“The disclosures have only strengthened suspicions and concerns that the CPI(M), other opposition parties and civil society organisations have all along raised since the SIR process was initiated,” it said.

PTI