Left parties demand CEC’s removal, announce week-long protest against SIR
India’s left parties—the CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML)L, RSP and All India Forward Bloc—have demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the SIR. They announced a week‑long protest, urging the restoration of voting rights for individuals they say were wrongly omitted from electoral rolls. The groups argue the exclusions undermine democratic participation and plan to rally outside the commission’s headquarters.