New Delhi: All India Students’ Association, along with Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan , Wednesday gave a call for a protest at Jantar Mantar on Oct 2, demanding the impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of irregularities in electoral rolls and the conduct of elections.
The protest is not merely about the resignation of an individual but about a larger issue concerning citizens’ voting rights, they said, adding that police have been informed about the event. Announcing the protest, the organisers alleged that Election Commission of India ’s exercise to revise electoral rolls had raised serious concerns over voters being excluded from the rolls.
Jha said questions over the fairness of elections were earlier dismissed as concerns raised by opposition parties after electoral defeats, but a media investigation had now brought forward “evidences and proofs”. He alleged that micro-management was taking place at the booth level and potential voters were being excluded.