A fresh political flashpoint has emerged over the Election Commission of India after a former Home Secretary urged the Opposition to boycott elections until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns. The intervention comes as the Congress Working Committee is set to meet today, September 29, to discuss what it has described as internal differences within the poll body.
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"Ex-Home Secretary Urges Opposition to Boycott Polls Until Gyanesh Kumar Resigns as CEC Row Deepens"
A fresh political flashpoint has emerged over the Election Commission of India after a former Home Secretary urged the Opposition to boycott elections until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns. The intervention comes as the Congress Working Committee is set to meet today, September 29, to discuss what it has described as internal differences within the poll body.
Ex-Home Secretary Urges Opposition to Boycott Polls Until Gyanesh Kumar Resigns as CEC Row Deepens
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A fresh political flashpoint has emerged over the Election Commission of India after a former Home Secretary urged the Opposition to boycott elections until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns. The intervention comes as the Congress Working Committee is set to meet today, September 29, to discuss what it has described as internal differences within the poll body.
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