Kejriwal tells CJP to demand Modi’s resignation amid Gyanesh Kumar row
CJP had on September 24 demanded Kumar’s resignation within 48 hours, accusing him of undermining voters’ rights and warning of a nationwide agitation if he did not step down. The outfit said its campaign would focus on what it alleged was the exclusion of more than 13 crore names from draft electoral rolls across 30 states and Union territories during the SIR exercise. A separate petition in the Supreme Court has also raised an allegation concerning the deletion of around 13 crore voters, while the Election Commission has maintained that decisions relating to SIR were unanimous.
The organisation also announced its ‘Election Commission Thik Karo’ campaign.
Speaking at the Pratidin Time Conclave, Kejriwal said, “First, you demanded the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, however, reiterated that the organisation would not withdraw its demand for Kumar’s resignation over what it describes as the alleged exclusion of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Now you are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. I say, go ahead and directly demand the boss’s resignation. Everything is happening at his behest.
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stepped up his attack on the Cockroach Janta Party ( CJP ) over its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, saying the outfit should instead seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation.