The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee joined a nationwide protest called by the Congress against the Election Commission of India. MPCC president Vincent H Pala accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of manipulating the system and undermining public trust in the electoral process.
Pala cited an Indian Express investigative report which claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times over 10 months concerning decisions and procedures related to electoral rolls and database access.
He stated that objections raised by the two other Election Commissioners were not given due consideration and alleged that changes to election-related laws had enabled the BJP to influence the functioning of the electoral system.
The MPCC president demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner and called for an inquiry into his conduct.
Pala also demanded that the CEC face legal action, saying such steps were necessary to restore public confidence in the electoral system.
Congress units in multiple states also staged agitations over the issue, while the Election Commission rejected the characterisation of these objections as institutional dissent, maintaining that all final decisions concerning the special summary revision were unanimous.
