Ghaziabad

Samajwadi Party workers held a protest in Ghaziabad on Sunday. They demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest was part of the INDIA bloc's nationwide 'Save Democracy March' running from October 2 to 8.

Many party leaders and workers gathered at Navyug Market and walked to Gandhi Park, raising slogans against the CEC. The protest was led by district president Faisal Hussain. People from many party wings took part.

Faisal Hussain, district president, said: "The CEC has taken away people's voting rights through the Special Intensive Revision process. The CEC's role in recent elections was doubtful. Elections were influenced to help the BJP."

Virendra Yadav, city president, added: "Voter lists are being changed. Names of lakhs of voters are being removed. Votes of Dalit, minority and deprived communities are being deleted."

Former MLA Amarpal Sharma also joined the protest. He said democracy faces a serious attack and the Election Commission appears set on weakening it. Samajwadi Party leader Raj Devi Chaudhary said the party will keep raising its voice until Gyanesh Kumar resigns.

Final voter list for Uttarakhand is out. The numbers are striking. Chief electoral officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam said 9,31,685 voters were removed from the rolls after the special intensive revision (SIR) that began on June 8.

Uttarakhand had 79,60,762 voters when the process started. The draft list of July 14 had 71,33,785 names, which dropped to 70,29,077 after the SIR. Objections were accepted till August 13. The final list published on October 3 has 71,58,949 electors. That includes 1,29,872 new names added during the revision.

Missing from the list?

You can still apply for inclusion using Form 6, the CEO said.

Congress is not convinced. State Congress secretary Amendra Bisht claimed loyal party voters were removed. He also flagged misuse of Form 7, the form used to seek deletion of a voter. Several people from Bareilly, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi told him over phone that they never filed any Form 7. They also said they have no link with Uttarakhand. State party president Ganesh Godiyal put it bluntly: genuine names removed, fake ones added.

Check your name in the final list before the next election cycle. If your name is missing, file Form 6 without delay.

Recent political events have led to more interest in financial reports from Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. His 2024 Lok Sabha election affidavit shows total assets worth ₹6.92 crore. This total covers bank deposits, mutual funds, and insurance plans owned by his family.

Pradhan reported an annual income of ₹12.74 lakh for the 2022-23 period. His wife earned ₹49.92 lakh. The family owns several properties, including land in Odisha and homes in Ghaziabad and Bhubaneswar.

Financial liabilities and records

The document also lists total loans of ₹53.38 lakh from lenders like Punjab National Bank and IDBI Bank. Candidates must give these details to Election Commission to keep records clear. Anyone can check these files on the official website.