Himachal Congress leaders stage protest outside Election Commission office in Shimla

Shimla, September 25 (UNI) State Congress leaders, led by Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Vinay Kumar, staged a protest outside the Election Commission office at Kusumpti here on Friday, alleging that the poll panel had failed to function independently and demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Himachal Pradesh Rajani Patil, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and members of the state Cabinet participated in the demonstration. AICC secretaries and co-in-charges of Himachal Pradesh affairs Chetan Chauhan and Vidit Chaudhary, along with sitting and former…