Support march in Delhi coincides with reports of internal objections over SIR
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The SIR exercise has sparked off political debates on the issue of the Election Commission.
Gyanesh Kumar, the Chief Election Commissioner is central in these debates.
There was a march in support of him in Delhi.
Vaishya Samaj organized the march.
People in the march shouted slogans in support of Gyanesh Kumar.
A memorandum was handed to the President.
Some people have asked for Bharat Ratna for Kumar.
According to reports there were objections to SIR decisions from within.
The Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi were mentioned in the reports.
The commissioners had reportedly objected in writing on several issues.
Among these was that of adding or deleting voters.
Voter database management was among the reported issues.
Changes in Form-6 were among the reported objections.
An explanation by the Election Commission followed.
Commissioners could have different opinions while discussing, it stated.
But, it said all SIR decisions got their unanimous approval.
The commission said all the three commissioners agreed to the decisions.
The commission held a meeting on September 26.
Congress is organizing protests in many states.
Congress has asked for action against Gyanesh Kumar.
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