CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Monday asserted that the outfit would not back down from its demand for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged exclusion of 13 crore names from electoral rolls and challenged him to clear the allegations against him before the press and the public.
Ranka claimed that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) had “defrauded” 13 crore people by removing their names from electoral rolls and questioned why the BJP was “defending” Kumar over the allegations.
“For 48 hours, the ball was in Kumar’s court; now it is in CJP’s court. We will start our nationwide protest on October 2, and we won’t back down till he resigns. CJP is a platform which, if it gets involved in any matter, doesn’t let go of it until we win,” Ranka told reporters here.
On September 24, the CJP demanded Kumar’s resignation for allegedly “undermining” voter rights and warned of a nationwide agitation, including “Jantar Mantar 2.0”, if he did not step down within 48 …
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