CPI(M) seeks Gyanesh Kumar's removal, demands halt to SIR amid reported ECI rift

New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing a report by The Indian Express that two Election Commissioners had repeatedly raised objections to decisions concerning voter registration, deletion and restoration of names and the management of electoral-roll databases. In a statement issued by its Polit Bureau, the CPI(M) said the Indian Express investigation had raised "serious questions not just about the process, but more importantly about the integrity of the Election Commission…