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Nabin calls Rahul Gandhi protest anarchist
The Hindu··4d ago
BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday accused Rahul Gandhi of an anarchist mindset. He spoke after Gandhi led INDIA bloc protests against the Election Commission on Wednesday. Nabin said Gandhi was spreading poison in society and dared him to resign. He linked Gandhi’s SIR objections to protecting infiltrators. Congress has demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
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What It Means For You
- The Opposition is pressing for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR roll disputes.
- Street protests by INDIA bloc MPs in Delhi continued into a second day of detentions.
- Voters will hear rival claims about the Special Intensive Revision in coming coverage.
What's Happening
- Nabin spoke to media on Thursday after visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
- He said Kerala and Tamil Nadu polls were also run by the same Election Commission.
- The ECI has said differing views among commissioners are part of institutional deliberations.
Why SIR is in dispute
- The Indian Express reported two election commissioners objected on record at least 14 times in 10 months.
- Many of those objections related to Special Intensive Revision decisions and orders.
- The ECI says its orders carry full legal sanction and follow statutory procedures.
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