00:00But our top story once again. What began as a reported rift within the poll panel has now snowballed into
00:06a political confrontation.
00:07That's right. The election commissioner of India continues to make the headlines for the wrong reasons.
00:13The India bloc says it's preparing an impeachment motion once again against the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
00:20The CJP has issued a 48-hour resignation ultimatum.
00:24And Rahul Gandhi has made it clear that Gyanesh Kumar must go at once or else turn an approver.
00:32The BJP has hit back, saying the Congress and the opposition are sore losers because they are losing elections.
00:39What exactly is happening inside the election commission?
00:42And what really is all this revealing about the functioning of the constitutional poll body?
00:48It's our top story tonight.
00:51Protectors of Mr. Gyanesh Kumar sitting on top of Mr. Gyanesh Kumar.
00:57The divide in the election commission over several aspects of SIR that exposed alleged flaws in the nationwide exercise has
01:05lit a political firestorm.
01:08After the Indian Express reported that two ECs filed 14 objections in 10 months over the manner in which the
01:14exercise is being carried out,
01:17Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government, accusing it of repeatedly rigging
01:24elections.
01:26The Congress leader called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation while appreciating the two election commissioners,
01:32Sukbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, for flagging the alleged illegalities in the conduct of SIR.
01:39Mr. Gyanesh Kumar must resign immediately.
01:42This is not just some small rigging of an election.
01:45This is an attack on the constitution of India.
01:49This is an attack on the legal structure of our country.
01:52The Prime Minister and Amit Shah are both going to be investigated for what has been done.
02:01The BJP's reaction was immediate.
02:03It fiercely defended CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
02:27Earlier, the Kokhrush Janta party demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation within 48 hours.
02:33The CJP also called for criminal proceedings against Gyanesh Kumar.
02:39Gyanesh Kumar is the biggest anti-national of this country and they should resign immediately.
02:47The Chief Election Commissioner has come under fire over the news report,
02:50which revealed repeated objections from Sukbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over the SIR exercise.
02:55The two ECs put on record their objections to changes made in Form 6 for new voters.
03:01Centralisation of control of electoral roll data and the way the voter deletion appeals were filed in West Bengal.
03:07The news report has opened up Pandora's box and the war of words has just begun.
03:13With more, Smi Singh, Bureau Report, India Today.
